stipendiary Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun (United Kingdom) a paid magistrate (appointed by the Home Secretary) dealing with police cases
    stipendiary magistrate.
  2. adjective pertaining to or of the nature of a stipend or allowance
    • stipendiary funds
  3. adjective satellite receiving or eligible for compensation
    salaried; remunerated; compensated.
    • salaried workers
    • a stipendiary magistrate
  4. adjective satellite for which money is paid
    compensable; paying; remunerative; salaried.
    • a paying job
    • remunerative work
    • salaried employment
    • stipendiary services

WordNet

Sti*pen"di*a*ry adjective
Etymology
L. stipendiarius: cf. F. stipendiaire.
Definitions
  1. 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 noun
Wordforms
plural Stipendiaries
Definitions
  1. One who receives a stipend.
    If thou art become A tyrant's vile stipendiary. Glover.

Webster 1913