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stipendiary

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

Stipendiary \Sti*pen"di*a*ry\, n.; pl. {Stipendiaries}.
   One who receives a stipend.

         If thou art become A tyrant's vile stipendiary.
                                                  --Glover.

Source : WordNet®

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}]

stipendiary
     n : paid magistrate (appointed by the Home Secretary) dealing
         with police cases [syn: {stipendiary magistrate}]
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