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Half-pay

archaic term used by the British armed forces for money paid to retired officers and those not on active service
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Half-pay

Summary

Half-pay ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,118 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Half-pay's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04_0pt5[2].
  • Half-pay's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok[3].
  • Half-pay's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[4].

Why It Matters

Half-pay ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,118 views/month).[1] Half-pay has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[5]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 26d ago · Dishual · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Described by source → Nordisk familjebok, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)
    Image → Full and half-pay officers (BM 1851,0901.264).jpg
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: Full and half-pay officers (BM 1851,0901.264).jpg"
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