stipendiary

[ stahy-pen-dee-er-ee ]

/ staɪˈpɛn diˌɛr i /

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adjective

receiving a stipend; performing services for regular pay.

paid for by a stipend: stipendiary services.

pertaining to or of the nature of a stipend.

noun, plural sti·pen·di·ar·ies.

a person who receives a stipend.

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Origin of stipendiary

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

Words nearby stipendiary

stinnes, stint, stipe, stipel, stipend, stipendiary, stipes, stipitate, stipitiform, stipo, stipple

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Example sentences from the Web for stipendiary

To effect this object, a large police force was necessary, and it was accompanied by a stipendiary magistrate.
The Land-War In Ireland (1870)|James Godkin
The council may by petition obtain the appointment of a stipendiary magistrate for the borough.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 4|Various
The borough has a separate commission of the peace, having a stipendiary magistrate since 1858.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3|Various
I was not born to be a stipendiary, favoured by his mistress, until ruined by the calumnies of others.
The Abbot|Sir Walter Scott

Such was the opinion entertained by Philip himself of the man who was supposed to be his stipendiary.
The Life of John of Barneveld, 1614-23, Volume II.|John Lothrop Motley

British Dictionary definitions for stipendiary

stipendiary

/ (staɪˈpɛndɪərɪ) /

adjective

receiving or working for regular paya stipendiary magistrate

paid for by a stipend

noun plural -aries

a person who receives regular payment

Word Origin for stipendiary

C16: from Latin stīpendiārius concerning tribute, from stīpendium stipend

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stipendiary

adjective

noun, plural sti·pen·di·ar·ies.

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British Dictionary definitions for stipendiary

adjective

noun plural -aries

Word Origin for stipendiary