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stipendiary |
3 definitions found 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [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" [syn: {compensated}, {remunerated}, {salaried}] 3: for which money is paid; "a paying job"; "remunerative work"; "salaried employment"; "stipendiary services" [syn: {compensable}, {paying(a)}, {remunerative}, {salaried}] n : (British) paid magistrate (appointed by the Home Secretary) dealing with police cases [syn: {stipendiary magistrate}]
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