stipendiary

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

stipendiary
    adj 1: pertaining to or of the nature of a stipend or allowance;
           "stipendiary funds"
    2: receiving or eligible for compensation; "salaried workers";
       "a stipendiary magistrate" [syn: {compensated},
       {remunerated}, {salaried}, {stipendiary}]
    3: for which money is paid; "a paying job"; "remunerative work";
       "salaried employment"; "stipendiary services" [syn:
       {compensable}, {paying(a)}, {remunerative}, {salaried},
       {stipendiary}]
    n 1: (United Kingdom) a paid magistrate (appointed by the Home
         Secretary) dealing with police cases [syn: {stipendiary},
         {stipendiary magistrate}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Stipendiary \Sti*pen"di*a*ry\, a. [L. stipendiarius: cf. F.
   stipendiaire.]
   Receiving wages, or salary; performing services for a stated
   price or compensation.
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         His great stipendiary prelates came with troops of
         evil-appointed horseman not half full.   --Knolles.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Stipendiary \Sti*pen"di*a*ry\, n.; pl. {Stipendiaries}.
   One who receives a stipend.
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         If thou art become
         A tyrant's vile stipendiary.             --Glover.
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from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

23 Moby Thesaurus words for "stipendiary":
      allottee, almsman, almswoman, annuitant, assign, assignee,
      beneficiary, devisee, donee, dotal, dower, dowered, dowry, endowed,
      feoffee, grantee, invested, legatary, legatee, patentee,
      pensionary, pensioner, subsidiary