noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
pension (esp. public servant's)
Refers specifically to a pension paid to former public servants or their families under the old system. Often used in historical or legal contexts.
彼は長年の公務員生活の後、恩給を受けて引退した。
After many years as a public servant, he retired on a pension.
恩給法の改正について議論が行われた。
There was a debate about the revision of the Pension Act.
noun
grant of land from a lord to a vassal
Archaic historical term for a land grant given by a feudal lord to a retainer. Not used in modern Japanese.
See also: 恩地
戦国時代には、主君が家臣に恩給として土地を与えることがあった。
In the Warring States period, lords sometimes gave land to their vassals as a grant.