stipend
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
stipend /ˈstʌɪpɛnd/
▶noun a fixed regular sum paid as a salary or as expenses to a clergyman, teacher, or public official.
– origin ME: from OFr. stipendie or L. stipendium, from stips ‘wages’ + pendere ‘to pay’.
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