stipendiary
[stahy-pen-dee-er-ee]
adjective
noun, plural sti·pen·di·ar·ies.
a person who receives a stipend.
Origin of stipendiary
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Related Words for stipendiary
heir, recipient, possessor, receiver, successor, payee, inheritor, devisee, grantee, donee, assignee, legatee, heiress, abject, beggarly, complacent, compliant, cringing, deferential, fawningExamples from the Web for stipendiary
Historical Examples of stipendiary
There may be more than one stipendiary magistrate for a borough.
When captured by the Romans they made it a stipendiary town.
Cathedral Cities of EnglandGeorge Gilbert
There are 66 resident (stipendiary) magistrates, and four police magistrates in Dublin.
When they received pay, which must have been the usual case, they were literally his soldiers, or stipendiary troops.
The council may by petition obtain the appointment of a stipendiary magistrate for the borough.
stipendiary
adjective
noun plural -aries
Word Origin for stipendiary
C16: from Latin stīpendiārius concerning tribute, from stīpendium stipend
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