stipendiary

[stahy-pen-dee-er-ee]

adjective

1. receiving a stipend; performing services for regular pay.

2. paid for by a stipend.

   stipendiary services.

3. pertaining to or of the nature of a stipend.

noun

plural

stipendiaries 

1. a person who receives a stipend.

stipendiary

/ staɪˈpɛndɪərɪ /

adjective

1. receiving or working for regular pay

   a stipendiary magistrate

2. paid for by a stipend

noun

1. a person who receives regular payment

Word History and Origins

Origin of stipendiary¹

1535–45; < Latin stīpendiārius, equivalent to stīpendi ( um ) stipend + -ārius -ary

Word History and Origins

Origin of stipendiary¹

C16: from Latin stīpendiārius concerning tribute, from stīpendium _stipend

Example Sentences

In times of crisis, 18 volunteer magistrates and a stipendiary full-time magistrate took charge of law and order, and it was this body of anxious men who would precipitate the crisis of the day.

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It's unlikely Jesus would have known Latin beyond a few words, says Jonathan Katz, stipendiary lecturer in Classics at Oxford University.

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The moment I knew I was in trouble was when the stipendiary steward asked the trainer, 'Is it possible for a jockey to make a horse bleed during the course of the race?'

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Paul Barton, the stipendiary steward working at Worcester, described the circumstances as "exceptional".

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To these must be added two stipendiary magistrates, appointed under the provisions of the act for the abolition of slavery, and paid by the home government.

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