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stipendiary

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sti·pen·di·ar·y  (st-pnd-r)
adj.
1. Receiving a stipend.
2. Compensated by stipend: stipendiary services.
n. pl. sti·pen·di·ar·ies
A recipient of a stipend.

stipendiary [staɪˈpɛndɪərɪ]
adj
1. (Business / Industrial Relations & HR Terms) receiving or working for regular pay a stipendiary magistrate
2. (Business / Industrial Relations & HR Terms) paid for by a stipend
n pl -aries
(Business / Industrial Relations & HR Terms) a person who receives regular payment
[from Latin stīpendiārius concerning tribute, from stīpendium stipend]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.stipendiary - (United Kingdom) a paid magistrate (appointed by the Home Secretary) dealing with police cases
Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
magistrate - a lay judge or civil authority who administers the law (especially one who conducts a court dealing with minor offenses)
Adj.1.stipendiary - pertaining to or of the nature of a stipend or allowance; "stipendiary funds"
2.stipendiary - receiving or eligible for compensation; "salaried workers"; "a stipendiary magistrate"
paid - marked by the reception of pay; "paid work"; "a paid official"; "a paid announcement"; "a paid check"
3.stipendiary - for which money is paid; "a paying job"; "remunerative work"; "salaried employment"; "stipendiary services"
paid - marked by the reception of pay; "paid work"; "a paid official"; "a paid announcement"; "a paid check"
Translations
stipendiary [staɪˈpendɪərɪ]
A. ADJestipendiario
B. Nestipendiario m
stipendiary
adj official, magistrate, dutynicht ehrenamtlich; stipendiary allowanceGehalt nt, → Bezüge pl
stipendiary [staɪˈpɛndɪəri] adj stipendiary magistratemagistrato stipendiato
stipendiary [staɪˈpɛndɪəri] adj stipendiary magistratemagistrato stipendiato


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On his at length responding, he was shown by a miserably shabby and underpaid stipendiary Philanthropist (who could hardly have done worse if he had taken service with a declared enemy of the human race) to Mr.
I am satisfied, madame, that he did what I have told you; besides, that is not much more odious than that a Frenchman by adoption should pass over to the English; that a Spaniard by birth should have fought against the Spaniards; that a stipendiary of Ali should have betrayed and murdered Ali.
When the day arrived, my very carpet-bag was an object of veneration to the stipendiary clerks, to whom the house at Norwood was a sacred mystery.
 
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