3 entries under this word

Stipendiary

Stĭ'pend-i-ā'ri-an, a.

adjective

a. Acting from mercenary considerations; hired; stipendiary. Anna Seward.

Stī-pĕnd′i-a-ry, a.

adjective

a. [Lat. stipendiarius, It. stipendiario, Sp. estipendiario, Fr. stipendiaire.] Receiving wages or salary; performing services for a stated price or compensation. His great stipendiary prelate came with troops of evil-appointed horsemen not half full. Knolles.

Stī-pĕnd'i-a-ry, n.

noun

n. [See supra.] One who receives a stipend. If thou art become A tyrant's vile stipendiary. Glover.