stipendiary

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /staɪˈpɛndiˌɛri/ UK /staɪˈpɛndjəri/ See IPA manual

Freq #475021

Meanings

1

adj
receiving a fixed stipend or salary, especially for clerical, judicial, or public service

The parish appointed a stipendiary priest to serve the growing congregation.
2

noun
a person who receives a stipend, salary, or regular allowance for service

Each stipendiary was paid from the institution's annual endowment.
3

noun
historical British usage: a salaried professional magistrate

The case was heard by a stipendiary rather than by unpaid lay magistrates.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · receiving a fixed stipend... salariedpaidremunerated

2 noun · a person who receives a... salaried officialpaid officer

3 noun · historical british usage: a... stipendiary magistratepaid magistrate

Opposites

unpaid voluntary honorary

Word family

Related forms stipend salary magistrate

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Phrases (1)

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stipendiary magistrate
a magistrate paid a regular salary for judicial work

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From Latin stipendiarius ('receiving pay'), from stipendium ('pay, tax, military wages'), traditionally connected with stips ('contribution') + pendere ('to weigh or pay'). The noun developed from the adjective for a salaried officeholder.

Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives Register & Style

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# stipendiary

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** adj, noun
**IPA (US):** /staɪˈpɛndiˌɛri/
**IPA (UK):** /staɪˈpɛndjəri/
**Frequency rank:** 475021

## Meanings
1. receiving a fixed stipend or salary, especially for clerical, judicial, or public service
2. a person who receives a stipend, salary, or regular allowance for service
3. historical British usage: a salaried professional magistrate

## Examples
- The parish appointed a stipendiary priest to serve the growing congregation.
- Each stipendiary was paid from the institution's annual endowment.
- The case was heard by a stipendiary rather than by unpaid lay magistrates.

## Synonyms
- salaried
- paid
- remunerated
- stipendiary magistrate

## Antonyms
- unpaid
- voluntary
- honorary

## Related Forms
- stipend
- salary
- magistrate

## Etymology
From Latin stipendiarius ('receiving pay'), from stipendium ('pay, tax, military wages'), traditionally connected with stips ('contribution') + pendere ('to weigh or pay'). The noun developed from the adjective for a salaried officeholder.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives
- Register & Style

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