"receiver-general" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "From receiver + general, after Anglo-Norman receivur general.",
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      "form": "receivers-general",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "text": "This nobleman communicated the circumstances of the case to the minister, and in a day or two our candidate found credit with the receiver-general of the county, who lent him twelve hundred pounds on his personal note, payable on demand.",
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        "An officer who receives the public revenue; a treasurer."
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          "public",
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          "revenue",
          "revenue"
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          "treasurer",
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  "etymology_text": "From receiver + general, after Anglo-Norman receivur general.",
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