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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.

RELATED WORDS

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

Nearby words

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

Origin of stipendiary

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