Stipendiary

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Stipendiary \Sti*pen"di*a*ry\, a. [L. stipendiarius: cf. F.
     stipendiaire.]
     Receiving wages, or salary; performing services for a stated
     price or compensation.
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           His great stipendiary prelates came with troops of
           evil-appointed horseman not half full.   --Knolles.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Stipendiary \Sti*pen"di*a*ry\, n.; pl. {Stipendiaries}.
     One who receives a stipend.
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           If thou art become
           A tyrant's vile stipendiary.             --Glover.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [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 : paid magistrate (appointed by the Home Secretary) dealing
           with police cases [syn: {stipendiary magistrate}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  23 Moby Thesaurus words for "stipendiary":
     allottee, almsman, almswoman, annuitant, assign, assignee,
     beneficiary, devisee, donee, dotal, dower, dowered, dowry, endowed,
     feoffee, grantee, invested, legatary, legatee, patentee,
     pensionary, pensioner, subsidiary