Expression 'in the pay of'

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..... es one meaning as 'one in paid employment'. In Websters New World Dictionary, the phrase 'in the pay of' carries the meaning 'employed and paid by'. In Shorter Oxford English Dictionary the expression 'in the pay of' is defined thus- "To give money, etc., in return for something or in discharge of an obligation. Of a thing or action. To yield an adequate .....

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..... ds and Phrases, Permanent Edition Vol. 31A p. 176 the meaning of the word 'pay' is given thus:- "Pay" is remuneration, wages or salary. To remunerate; to recompense, to give any pay. In Venkataramaya's Law Lexicon Vol. II p.1122 the expression 'in the pay of' has the following connotation:- "To pay money is to pay it in respect of a right which some person has t .....

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