Definition of: stipend

(stī′pend) noun
1. An allowance or salary; a fixed payment for services, especially a salary that affords a bare livelihood.
2. Scot. A clergyman's salary.
3. Eccl. In the Roman Catholic Church, an offering given to a priest for saying a mass with a special intention. See synonyms under SALARY. [<L stipendium tax, tribute <stips coin, payment in coin + pendere weigh, pay ut]