About The Word Stipendiary
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Stipendiary
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What's The Definition Of Stipendiary?
[n] (British) paid magistrate (appointed by the Home Secretary) dealing with police cases
[adj] for which money is paid; "a paying job"; "remunerative work"; "salaried employment"; "stipendiary services" [adj] receiving or eligible for compensation; "salaried workers"; "a stipendiary magistrate" [adj] pertaining to or of the nature of a stipend or allowance; "stipendiary funds" Synonyms | Synonyms for Stipendiary: compensable | compensated | paid | paying(a) | remunerated | remunerative | salaried | stipendiary magistrate Related Terms | Find terms related to Stipendiary: See Also | judge | jurist | justice | magistrate Stipendiary In Webster's Dictionary \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.
\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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