adjective
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receiving or working for regular pay
a stipendiary magistrate
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paid for by a stipend
noun
Etymology
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 • Jan. 4, 2018
James Norris, the stipendiary magistrate, was known as a man of urbanity and gentlemanly manners, but his colleague the Rev William Hay was fiercer.
From The Guardian • Jan. 4, 2018
It's unlikely Jesus would have known Latin beyond a few words, says Jonathan Katz, stipendiary lecturer in Classics at Oxford University.
From BBC • May 27, 2014
The stipendiary steward noted an explanation from Noel Quinlan that the horse's back problem had been treated since his previous start three months before.
From The Guardian • Jul. 8, 2011
The council may by petition obtain the appointment of a stipendiary magistrate for the borough.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 4 "England" to "English Finance" by Various
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