I. In publicists' lang., a tax, impost, tribute, contribution (payable in money; whereas vectigal in kind; the former being regarded as the more humiliating; v. stipendiarius, I.): Poeni stipendia pendunt, Enn. ap. Varr. L. L. 5, § 182 Müll. (Ann. v. 269 Vahl.); so, “pendere,” Caes. B. G. 1, 44; 5, 27; Sall. C. 20, 7; Liv. 2, 9; 21, 10: “conferre,” id. 33, 42: “solvere,” id. 39, 7: “imponere victis,” Caes. B. G. 1, 44; 7, 54: “stipendio liberare aliquem,” id. 5, 27: “de stipendio recusare,” id. ib. 1, 44: “stipendi spem facere,” Liv. 28, 25, 9.—
B. Transf.
1. In gen., tribute, dues (poet. and in post-Aug. prose): “indomito nec dira ferens stipendia tauro (sc. Minotauro),” Cat. 64, 173: “quae finis aut quod me manet stipendium?” penalty, Hor. Epod. 17, 36: “alii tamen obscuriores (scriptores) aliquod stipendium nostro studio contulerunt,” contribution, Col. 1, 1, 10.—
2. Income, subsistence, salary: “iis, ut adsiduae templi antistites essent, stipendium de publico statuit,” Liv. 1, 20, 3.—
II. In milit. lang., pay, stipend in full: “stipendium militare,” Liv. 4, 60, 5; Plin. 33, 3, 13, § 45; “commonly stipendium alone: militis stipendia ideo, quod eam stipem pendebant,” Varr. L. L. 5, § 182 Müll.; cf. Plin. 33, 3, 13, § 43; Liv. 4, 59 and 60: “cum stipendium ab legionibus flagitaretur,” Caes. B. C. 1, 87: “numerare militibus,” Cic. Pis. 36, 88: “persolvere,” id. Att. 5, 14, 1: dare, Brut. ap. Cic. Fam. 11, 26; Liv. 2, 12; 5, 12; cf.: “dare pecuniam in stipendium,” Caes. B. C. 1, 23; Liv. 27, 9 fin.: “accipere,” id. 5, 4: “stipendio afficere exercitum,” Cic. Balb. 27, 61: “augere,” Caes. B. C. 3, 110: “fraudare,” id. ib. 3, 59: “stipendium duum mensium,” Curt. 5, 1, 45: “dum in calamitosis stipendiis versaretur,” might get pay by the misfortunes of others, Amm. 19, 12, 2.—
B. Transf., military service (mostly in plur.): “merere stipendia,” Cic. Mur. 5, 12: “stipendia merere (mereri),” to perform military service, to serve, id. Cael. 5, 11; id. de Or. 2, 64, 258; also, “facere,” Sall. J. 63, 3; Liv. 3, 27; 5, 7; 42, 34 al.; cf.: “opulenta ac ditia facere,” id. 21, 43: “emereri,” to complete the time of service, to serve out one's time, id. 25, 6; Cic. Sen. 14, 49; Sall. J. 84, 2; Liv. 3, 57; Val. Max. 6, 1, 10; “v. emereo, II.: auxiliaria stipendia mereri,” Tac. A. 2, 52: “numerare,” Liv. 4, 58: “enumerare,” id. 3, 58: “qui (milites) jam stipendiis confecti erant,” Cic. Imp. Pomp. 9, 26; cf.: “stipendiis exhausti,” Liv. 27, 9: “adulescentuli statim castrensibus stipendiis imbuebantur,” Plin. Ep. 8, 14, 5.— Sing.: “homo nullius stipendii,” Sall. J. 85, 10: “exercitui dare,” id. H. 2, 96, 6 Dietsch: “sextus decimus stipendii annus,” Tac. A. 1, 17.—
2. In partic., military service of a year, a year's service, a campaign: “si in singulis stipendiis is ad hostes exuvias dabit,” Plaut. Ep. 1, 1, 36: “quod tricena aut quadragena stipendia senes tolerent,” Tac. A. 1, 17: “vicena stipendia meritis,” id. ib. 1, 36: “stipendia sua numerari jubebant,” Just. 12, 11, 4: “qui eorum minime multa stipendia haberet,” Liv. 31, 8 fin.—Sing.: “(juventus) octavo jam stipendio functa,” Hirt. B. G. 8, 8, 2; cf. “with both numbers together: secundo stipendio dextram manum perdidit, stipendiis duobus ter et vicies vulneratus est,” Plin. 7, 28, 29 § 104.—
C. Trop., in gen., service (very rare): “functus omnibus humanae vitae stipendiis,” i. e. duties, Sen. Ep. 93, 4: “tamquam emeritis stipendiis libidinis,” Cic. Sen. 14, 49: “plurium velut emeritis annorum stipendiis,” Col. 3, 6, 4: “rex cui (Hercules) duodecim stipendia debebat,” services, labors, Just. 2, 4, 18.
