stipendiaries

noun

(United Kingdom) a paid magistrate (appointed by the Home Secretary) dealing with police cases

adjective

for which money is paid

receiving or eligible for compensation

pertaining to or of the nature of a stipend or allowance

Roots

stipsstip- · Latin · small coin, payment pendereend- · Latin · to weigh out, pay arius-iar · Latin · pertaining to es-ies · Latin · plural

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Where does stipendiaries come from?

The word stipendiaries breaks down into 4 roots of Latin origin: stip, from Latin stips (“small coin, payment”); end, from Latin pendere (“to weigh out, pay”); -iar, from Latin arius (“pertaining to”); and -ies, from Latin es (“plural”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.