/stuy pen"dee er'ee/ , adj., n., pl. stipendiaries .
adj.
1. receiving a stipend; performing services for regular pay.
2. paid for by a stipend: stipendiary services.
3. pertaining to or of the nature of a stipend.
n.
4. a person who receives a stipend.
[ 1535-45; stipendiarius, equiv. to stipendi ( um ) STIPEND + -arius -ARY ]