Meanings
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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.
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2
noun
a person who receives a stipend, salary, or regular allowance for service
Each stipendiary was paid from the institution's annual endowment.
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3
noun
historical British usage: a salaried professional magistrate
The case was heard by a stipendiary rather than by unpaid lay magistrates.
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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.