English

Adjective

stipendiary ‎(not comparable)

1. receiving a stipend
   • 1875, Various, Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Vol. XV., No. 85. January, 1875.:

     The unusual hour, appropriate as I supposed only to some porter or other stipendiary visitor of my hotel, caused to shine out with startling refulgence the morning splendors in which Papa Joliet had arrayed himself.

   • 1890, Walter Scott, The Journal of Sir Walter Scott:

     Now, to become a stipendiary editor of a New-Year's Gift-Book is not to be thought of, nor could I agree to work for any quantity of supply to such a publication.

Derived terms

• stipendiary magistrate

Noun

stipendiary ‎(plural stipendiaries)

1. One who receives a stipend.
   • 1874, John Lord, A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon:

     Delhi, the capital of the Great Mogul, fell into the hands of the English, and the emperor himself became a stipendiary of a company of merchants.

   • 1908, John Henry Newman, Historical Sketches, Volume I (of 3):

     I confess I have stipendiaries; they are the poor of Christ's flock; a treasure which I am well used in amassing.

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