Hypertext Webster Gateway: "stipendiary"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Stipendiary \Sti*pen"di*a*ry\, n.; pl. {Stipendiaries}.
One who receives a stipend.
If thou art become A tyrant's vile stipendiary.
--Glover.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (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 : (British) paid magistrate (appointed by the Home Secretary)
dealing with police cases [syn: {stipendiary magistrate}]
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