Definitions of commissary [ˈkɒm əˌsɛr i]

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) commissary
a store that sells food and supplies in a military post, mining camp or lumber camp.

2.  commissary
a dining room or cafeteria, esp. in a motion-picture studio.

3.  commissary
a person to whom some responsibility or role is delegated by a superior power; deputy.

4.  commissary
(in France) a police official.

Etymology: (1350–1400; ME (< AF) < ML commissārius < L commiss(us),committere to entrust)

Definition of 'commissary'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) commissary
a retail store that sells equipment and provisions (usually to military personnel)

2. (noun) commissary
a snack bar in a film studio

Definition of 'commissary'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) commissary
one to whom is committed some charge, duty, or office, by a superior power; a commissioner

2. (noun) commissary
an officer of the bishop, who exercises ecclesiastical jurisdiction in parts of the diocese at a distance from the residence of the bishop

3. (noun) commissary
an officer having charge of a special service; as, the commissary of musters

4. (noun) commissary
an officer whose business is to provide food for a body of troops or a military post; -- officially called commissary of subsistence

'commissary' - Nearby Entries
commissaire maigret commissar commissariat commissary commissionaire commissioned commissioned military officer

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