stipendiary
/staɪˈpɛndiˌɛɹi/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.95 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "His father, Mr. Justice Harley, died in his promising son's College term, bequeathing him nothing but his legal complexion, and Adrian became stipendiary officer in his uncles household."
- "The unusual hour, appropriate as I supposed only to some porter or other stipendiary visitor of my hotel, caused to shine out with startling refulgence the morning splendors in which Papa Joliet had arrayed himself."
- "Now, to become a stipendiary editor of a New-Year's Gift-Book is not to be thought of, nor could I agree to work for any quantity of supply to such a publication."
- "Delhi, the capital of the Great Mogul, fell into the hands of the English, and the emperor himself became a stipendiary of a company of merchants."
- "I confess I have stipendiaries; they are the poor of Christ's flock; a treasure which I am well used in amassing."
Etymology
From Latin stipendiarius.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /staɪˈpɛndiˌɛɹi/
- British English: /staɪˈpɛndjəɹi/