actionary

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actionary - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Actionary \Ac"tion*a*ry\, Actionist \Ac"tion*ist\, n. [Cf. F.
     actionnaire.] (Com.)
     A shareholder in joint-stock company. [Obs.]
     [1913 Webster]

actionary - Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) :

  ACTIONARY. A commercial term used among foreigners, to signify stockholders.