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.

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

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 pay a 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