In France during the Ancien Régime, the name of pension receiver was used to name people who were responsible for collecting rent, income, rents, seigneurial rights, etc. on behalf of families of the nobility, the clergy or very important people. rich.
They were paid at the discount, that is to say a percentage, and had a special power of attorney for the goods concerned.
The function was maintained at the beginning of the XIX century then changed to the profession of property administrator.
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