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stipendiary

UK/staɪˈpɛndjəɹi/US/staɪˈpɛndiˌɛɹi/

stipendiary adjective: receiving a stipend.

Adjective

stipendiary (not comparable)

  1. Receiving a stipend.
    • His father, Mr. Justice Harley, died in his promising son's College term, bequeathing him nothing but his legal complexion, and Adrian became stipendiary officer in his uncles household.1859, George Meredith, chapter 4, in The Ordeal of Richard Feverel. A History of Father and Son. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: Chapman and Hall, →OCLC
    • 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.1875, Various, Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Vol. XV., No. 85. January, 1875.

Noun

stipendiary (plural stipendiaries)

  1. One who receives a stipend.
    • 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.1874, John Lord, A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon
    • I confess I have stipendiaries; they are the poor of Christ's flock; a treasure which I am well used in amassing.1908, John Henry Newman, Historical Sketches, Volume I (of 3)
    Synonyms:
    stipendiarist

stipendiary meaning in Tamil

stipendiary in Tamil

உதவிச் சம்பளமுறை, பயிற்சி உதவிப் பணம் பெறுபவர், பயிற்சி உதவிப்பணம் பெறுபவர்

Synonyms of stipendiary

Forms of stipendiary

pluralstipendiaries

Origin of stipendiary

From Latin stipendiarius.

Words formed from stipendiary

Questions about stipendiary

What does stipendiary mean?
Stipendiary means receiving a stipend.
What is stipendiary in Tamil?
Stipendiary in Tamil is உதவிச் சம்பளமுறை, பயிற்சி உதவிப் பணம் பெறுபவர், பயிற்சி உதவிப்பணம் பெறுபவர். See Stipendiary meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is stipendiary?
Stipendiary can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce stipendiary?
Stipendiary is pronounced /staɪˈpɛndjəɹi/ (UK).

Words near stipendiary in the dictionary

  1. stipended
  2. stipendiarian
  3. stipendiaries
  4. stipendiarist
  5. stipendiarists
  6. stipendiary
  7. stipendiate
  8. stipendiated
  9. stipendiates
  10. stipendiating
  11. stipending

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