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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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Words related to stipendiary

heir, recipient, possessor, receiver, successor, payee, inheritor, devisee, grantee, donee, assignee, legatee, heiress, abject, beggarly, complacent, compliant, cringing, deferential, fawning

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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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