adjective
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receiving or working for regular pay
a stipendiary magistrate
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paid for by a stipend
noun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of stipendiary
1535–45; < Latin stīpendiārius, equivalent to stīpendi ( um ) stipend + -ārius -ary
Example Sentences
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In times of crisis, 18 volunteer magistrates and a stipendiary full-time magistrate took charge of law and order, and it was this body of anxious men who would precipitate the crisis of the day.
From The Guardian
It's unlikely Jesus would have known Latin beyond a few words, says Jonathan Katz, stipendiary lecturer in Classics at Oxford University.
From BBC
The moment I knew I was in trouble was when the stipendiary steward asked the trainer, 'Is it possible for a jockey to make a horse bleed during the course of the race?'
From The Guardian
Paul Barton, the stipendiary steward working at Worcester, described the circumstances as "exceptional".
From The Guardian
To these must be added two stipendiary magistrates, appointed under the provisions of the act for the abolition of slavery, and paid by the home government.
From Project Gutenberg
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