stipendiary
- noun
- /stɪˈpɛndɪəri/
- Archaic
:
magistrado remunerado
- The town appointed a stipendiary magistrate to handle local police matters.
Examples
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He worked as a stipendiary, ensuring that justice was served in various cases.
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During the meeting, the council discussed the role of the stipendiary in the community.
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You can save that for the stipendiary.
Synonyms
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A local official who hears small legal cases and decides on minor crimes or disputes
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A Scottish town official who helps run the council and makes local legal decisions
A paid professional judge in Britain who deals with minor crimes and police cases
A town official in Scotland who helps run the council and deals with small legal matters
Compounds
- Archaic
A paid professional judge in Britain who deals with minor crimes and police cases
Surface Forms
Morphology
stipendiary = stipendiary (semi-transparent) = stipend + iary
The noun is a conversion from the adjective 'stipendiary', and the adjective itself is transparently related to 'stipend', though the full occupational sense is somewhat specialized.
Etymology
Stipendiary comes from the old Latin word stipendium, which means 'pay'. In Britain the term was used for a paid magistrate or judge, so a stipendiary was an official who was 'paid' to do the job rather than serving for free.