REPLY1850
Pension
By BRAYBROOKE.
In the *Dictionnaire Universelle*, 1775, vol. ii. p. 203., I find the following explanation of the French word *Pension*:— "Somme qu'on donne pour la nourriture et le logement de quelqu'un. *Il se dit aussi du lieu où l'on donne à manger.*" May not the meeting of the benchers have derived its name for their dining-room in which they assembled?
Topics: French Language, Dining Customs