Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913
Stipend
Sti′pend (stī′pĕnd), n. [L. stipendium; stips, gen. stipis, a gift, donation, given in small coin + pendere to weigh or pay out.] Settled pay or compensation for services, whether paid daily, monthly, or annually.
Sti′pend, v. t. To pay by settled wages. [R.]