stipendiary magistrate

A paid magistrate acting in large towns, and appointed by the Home Secretary on behalf of the Crown. sti-pen-di-āte, v. t. [STIPEND.] To endow with a stipend or salary. "Profe ors stipendiated by the great cardinal."Evelyn: Diary, Sept. 14, 1664. sti-pěnd-le , a. [Eng.stipend; -le .] Having no stipend, allowance, or compensation. sti-për-stone, s. [A. S. stipere =a pillar (?), and Eng. stone.] Geog. (pl.): The local name of natural quartzose eminences forming the summits of the hills flanking the mining districts of Shelve, at heights varying from 1,500 to 1,600 feet. (Murchison.) stiperstone-group, s. B. Trans .: To settle by agreement or covenant; to IMG:content-0322.png:[blocks in formation]