Actionary

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

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

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]:



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