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English Dictionary: Stipendiary by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Stipendiary
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
stipendiary
adj
  1. pertaining to or of the nature of a stipend or allowance; "stipendiary funds"
  2. receiving or eligible for compensation; "salaried workers"; "a stipendiary magistrate"
    Synonym(s): compensated, remunerated, salaried, stipendiary
  3. for which money is paid; "a paying job"; "remunerative work"; "salaried employment"; "stipendiary services"
    Synonym(s): compensable, paying(a), remunerative, salaried, stipendiary
n
  1. (United Kingdom) a paid magistrate (appointed by the Home Secretary) dealing with police cases
    Synonym(s): stipendiary, stipendiary magistrate
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Stipendiary \Sti*pen"di*a*ry\, a. [L. stipendiarius: cf. F.
      stipendiaire.]
      Receiving wages, or salary; performing services for a stated
      price or compensation.
  
               His great stipendiary prelates came with troops of
               evil-appointed horseman not half full.   --Knolles.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Stipendiary \Sti*pen"di*a*ry\, n.; pl. {Stipendiaries}.
      One who receives a stipend.
  
               If thou art become A tyrant's vile stipendiary.
                                                                              --Glover.
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