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stipendiary

[stahy-pen-dee-er-ee] / staɪˈpɛn diˌɛr i /




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In times of crisis, 18 volunteer magistrates and a stipendiary full-time magistrate took charge of law and order, and it was this body of anxious men who would precipitate the crisis of the day.

From The Guardian Jan. 4, 2018

It's unlikely Jesus would have known Latin beyond a few words, says Jonathan Katz, stipendiary lecturer in Classics at Oxford University.

From BBC May 27, 2014

The moment I knew I was in trouble was when the stipendiary steward asked the trainer, 'Is it possible for a jockey to make a horse bleed during the course of the race?'

From The Guardian Mar. 26, 2013

Paul Barton, the stipendiary steward working at Worcester, described the circumstances as "exceptional".

From The Guardian Jul. 25, 2012

Thomas-Shirley, stipendiary magistrate of Monserrat, born 24 May, 1797, and m.

From Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day by Anonymous

The great wire-puller and his gang of stipendiaries were the objects of popular gratitude and adoration.

From Stories by American Authors (Volume 4) by Woolson, Constance Fenimore

I estimate the present expenditure at, civil and fiscal establishments, and stipendiaries, 38 lacs.

From A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II by Sleeman, William

Civil Courts.—In certain special cases, civil claims of small importance may be brought before justices or stipendiaries.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" by Various

It has been generally so since the days of Jeroboam who "made priests of the lowest of the people," and thereby rendered the ministry the stipendiaries of the state.

From Notes on the Apocalypse by Steele, David

I make no doubt that this is done already to a large extent by stipendiaries and the more enlightened magistrates.

From The Law and the Poor by Parry, Edward Abbott




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