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stipend
noun
[ ˈstʌɪpɛnd ]
• a fixed regular sum paid as a salary or as expenses to a clergyman, teacher, or public official.
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French stipendie or Latin stipendium, from stips ‘wages’ + pendere ‘to pay’.