a. and sb. Obs. Also 6 stypendere. [f. STIPEND sb. + -ARY.]

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  A.  adj. = STIPENDIARY a.

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1540.  Act 32 Hen. VIII., c. 23 § 3. All and singulier stipendary preestis.

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1552–3.  Inv. Ch. Goods Stafford, 84. Rychard Forsett … solde the ornaments of a stypendare prest ther … for the sume of ijs.

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1584.  B. R., trans. Herodotus, I. 23. The souldiers stipendary.

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1591–2.  in Swayne, Churchw. Acc. Sarum (1896), 298. Curates stipendary nobles dew for two yeares … 13s. 4d.

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1604.  Edmonds, Observ. Cæsar’s Comm., 2. According to the proportion of their stipendary time, as the Equites were admitted Tribunes at fiue yeares, so were the legionarie footmen at ten.

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1604.  Bancroft, in Neal’s Hist. Puritans (1754), I. 435. These are either stipendary curates, or stipendary lecturers, or men beneficed.

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1612.  R. Fenton, Usury, 92. Stipendarie maintenance was first the inuention of that Idolater Micha.

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1619.  T. Milles, trans. Mexia’s etc. Treas. Anc. & Mod. Times, II. 336/2. We haue distributed the people gouernd in common by the Cantons of Switzerland, into fiue stipendary Townes, [etc.].

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  B.  sb. = STIPENDIARY sb.

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1530–1.  Act 22 Hen. VIII., c. 15 § 1. All persones Vicars Curates Chauntrie Prestes Stypendaries.

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1549.  in Eng. Gilds (1870), 223. All the stipendaryes above wrytton have hadd … ij.s. wekelye ffor theyr dyett.

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1561.  Abp. Parker, in Cardwell, Docum. Ann. (1839), I. 272. Stipendaries, and curates, and all such beneficed men.

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1584.  B. R., trans. Herodotus, II. 116. When as … Apryes on the one side with his stipendaries, and on the other side Amasis with an huge army of the Ægyptians were come into the City Memphis, they closed battaile.

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1601.  [? Marston], Jack Drums Entert., II. D 3. As if she knew you more then for a youth, A younger brother, and a stipendary.

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1625.  Massinger, New Way, I. i. (1633), B 4. Money from thee? From a boy? a stipendary? one that liues At the deuotion of a stepmother.

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1657.  Sparrow, Bk. Com. Prayer (1661), 89. By Curates here are not meant Stipendaries…. But all … to whom the Bishop … hath committed the cure of souls.

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1660.  R. Coke, Justice Vind., 49. Like a Mercenary stipendary to Lewis the 13. … he makes neither King nor People judge of succession.

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