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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How to use stipendiary in a sentence

The council may by petition obtain the appointment of a stipendiary magistrate for the borough.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 4|Various
When they received pay, which must have been the usual case, they were literally his soldiers, or stipendiary troops.
View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 (of 3)|Henry Hallam
In the remote country places more than anywhere is the stipendiary a necessity.
The Law and the Poor|Edward Abbott Parry
He was made pensionary (stipendiary magistrate) of Middelburg; and two years afterwards of Dort.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5|Various

The evidence was excessively contradictory, and the Stipendiary dismissed the summons with a good joke.
The Card, A Story Of Adventure In The Five Towns|Arnold Bennett

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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