Stipend

  • 111Montrose —    MONTROSE, a royal burgh, sea port, and parish, in the county of Forfar; containing 15,096 inhabitants, of whom 13,402 are in the burgh, 21 miles (E. N. E.) from Forfar, and 72 (N. E. by N.) from Edinburgh. This place, anciently called Celurca …

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  • 112Stirling —        Observe. Reverse. Ancient Burgh Seal.    STIRLING, a royal burgh, sea port, and parish, mostly in the county Stirling; containing, with the villages of Cambuskenneth, Raploch, and part of Causeway head, 9095 inhabitants, of whom 8307 are… …

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  • 113Uist, South —    UIST, SOUTH, an island and parish, in the county of Inverness: containing, with the islands of Benbecula, Eriskay, and Flodda, 7333 inhabitants, of whom 5093 are in the island of South Uist. This place, of which the name is supposed to be of… …

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  • 114allowance — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. stipend; discount, concession; admission, sanction, permission. See giving, qualification. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Portion] Syn. quantity, quota, ration; see share . 2. [A periodic gratuity] Syn.… …

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  • 115compensation — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Equalizing payment Nouns 1. (act of compensating) compensation, satisfaction, indemnification, indemnity; compromise; counteraction, [equal and opposite] reaction; measure for measure; retaliation,… …

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  • 116salary — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. stipend, pay, remuneration, wage[s], hire, compensation, payment.See receiving. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. wage, wages, recompense, payroll; see pay 2 . See Synonym Study at wage . III (Roget s 3… …

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  • 117stipendiary — [stʌɪ pɛndɪəri, stɪ ] adjective 1》 receiving a stipend; working for pay rather than voluntarily. 2》 relating to or of the nature of a stipend. noun (plural stipendiaries) a person receiving a stipend …

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  • 118stipendiary — sti•pen•di•ar•y [[t]staɪˈpɛn diˌɛr i[/t]] adj. n. pl. ar•ies 1) receiving a stipend 2) paid for by a stipend 3) a person who receives a stipend • Etymology: 1535–45 …

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  • 119prebend — In English ecclesiastical law, a stipend granted in cathedral churches; also, but improperly, a prebendary. A simple prebend is merely a revenue; a prebend with dignity has some jurisdiction attached to it. The term prebend is generally… …

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  • 120stipendiary — adj. & n. adj. 1 receiving a stipend. 2 working for pay, not voluntarily. n. (pl. ies) a person receiving a stipend. Phrases and idioms: stipendiary magistrate a paid professional magistrate. Etymology: L stipendiarius (as STIPEND) …

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