Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Receiving a stipend.
- adjective Compensated by stipend.
- noun A recipient of a stipend.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Receiving wages or salary; performing services for a stated price or compensation; paid.
- noun One who performs services for a settled payment, salary, or stipend.
- noun A stipendiary magistrate. See under I.
- noun In law, a feudatory owing services to his lord.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who receives a stipend.
- adjective Receiving wages, or salary; performing services for a stated price or compensation.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective receiving a
stipend - noun One who receives a
stipend .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective pertaining to or of the nature of a stipend or allowance
- noun (United Kingdom) a paid magistrate (appointed by the Home Secretary) dealing with police cases
- adjective receiving or eligible for compensation
- adjective for which money is paid
Etymologies
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Examples
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"stipendiary" lands and the officers in proportion, up to the Lieutenant
The Winning of the West, Volume 4 Louisiana and the Northwest, 1791-1807 Theodore Roosevelt 1888
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Others suggest that ethnic groups are concentrated in inner cities where they are more likely to come up before district judges, formerly stipendiary magistrates, who may sentence more heavily.
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Noel Quinlan said he spoke only to the stipendiary steward after the easy victories of Bishopbriggs and Tell Halaf, from the Newmarket stable which he shares with his brother, Michael.
Bookmakers concerned Lingfield betting coup will alienate punters 2011
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Stier resigned as Hong Kong's chief stipendiary steward in 2009 after six years in the role, citing the need for a fresh challenge, and was praised for his professionalism and dedication by the chief executive of Hong Kong's jockey club.
Kieren Fallon: 'You expect me to count how many times I hit a horse?' 2011
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Following theological studies, she was ordained in 2004 and has since served as a non-stipendiary minister in Southwark Diocese, alongside her work in development.
Archbishop's new Secretary for International Development 2009
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The suspension of the stipendiary missionary programme follows a Feb 29 open letter from the two retired bishops seeking an accounting for the estimated several million dollars spent on litigation by the national church offices.
Rector's Forum Fr Timothy Matkin 2008
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The suspension of the stipendiary missionary programme follows a Feb 29 open letter from the two retired bishops seeking an accounting for the estimated several million dollars spent on litigation by the national church offices.
Archive 2008-04-01 Fr Timothy Matkin 2008
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A non-stipendiary priest (he was a Director of Social Services for Kensington and Chelsea) his 'secular ministry' has been a brilliant success.
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I was not born to be a stipendiary, favoured by his mistress, until ruined by the calumnies of others.
The Abbot 2008
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Academies, not being stipendiary, should be entirely free; such were the academies of Italy; such is the French Academy; and such, more particularly, is the Royal Society of London.
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