Definitions for COMMISSARY
ˈkɒm əˌsɛr icom·mis·sa·ry

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. commissarynoun

   a retail store that sells equipment and provisions (usually to military personnel)

2. commissarynoun

   a snack bar in a film studio

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. commissarynoun

   A store primarily serving soldiers.

2. commissarynoun

   A cafeteria at a movie studio.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. COMMISSARYnoun

   Etymology: commissarius, low Latin.

   1. An officer made occasionally for a certain purpose; a delegate; a deputy.2.It is a title of ecclesiastical jurisdiction, appertaining to such as exercises spiritual jurisdiction (at least so far as his commission permits) in places of the diocese so far distant from the chief city, as the chancellor cannot call the subjects. John Cowell

   The commissaries of bishops have authority only in some certain place of the diocese, and in some certain causes of the jurisdiction limited to them by the bishop’s commission. John Ayliffe.

   3. An officer who draws up lists of the numbers of an army, and regulates the procuration and conveyance of provision or ammunition.

   But is it thus you English bards compose?
   With Runick lays thus tag insipid prose?
   And when you should your heroes deeds rehearse,
   Give us a commissary’s list in verse? Matthew Prior.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Commissary

   A commissary is a government official charged with oversight or an ecclesiastical official who exercises in special circumstances the jurisdiction of a bishop.In many countries, the term is used as an administrative or police title. It often corresponds to the command of a police station, which is then known as a "commissariat". In some armed forces, commissaries are officials charged with overseeing the purchase and delivery of supplies, and they have powers of administrative and financial oversight. Then, the "commissariat" is the organization associated with the corps of commissaries. By extension, the term "commissary" came to be used for the building where supplies were disbursed. In some countries, both roles are used; for example, France uses "police commissaries" (commissaires de police) in the French National Police and "armed forces commissaries" (commissaires des armées) in the French armed forces. The equivalent terms are commissaire in French, commissario in Italian, Kommissar in Standard German, Kommissär in Swiss German and Luxembourgish, comisario in Spanish, commissaris in Dutch and Flemish, komisario in Finnish, komisarz in Polish and comissário in Portuguese. Many of these words may also mean commissioner, depending on the context.

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1. commissary

   A commissary is a store for provisions, usually specifically for a group like military personnel or employees of an organization. In some contexts, it may also refer to a department or individual responsible for providing supplies, food or meals.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Commissarynoun

   one to whom is committed some charge, duty, or office, by a superior power; a commissioner

2. Commissarynoun

   an officer of the bishop, who exercises ecclesiastical jurisdiction in parts of the diocese at a distance from the residence of the bishop

3. Commissarynoun

   an officer having charge of a special service; as, the commissary of musters

4. Commissarynoun

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

5. Etymology: [LL. commissarius, fr. L. commissus, p. p. of committere to commit, intrust to. See Commit.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Commissary

   A commissary is someone delegated by a superior to execute a duty or an office; in a formal, legal context, one who has received power from a legitimate superior authority to pass judgment in a certain cause or to take information concerning it.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Commissary

   kom′is-ar-i, n. one to whom any charge is committed: a deputy: (Scots law) the judge in a commissary court: a higher officer of police: (eccles.) an officer representing a bishop, and performing his duties in distant parts of the diocese: an officer who furnishes provisions, &c., to an army.—adj. Commissā′rial, pertaining to a commissary.—ns. Commissā′riat, the department charged with the furnishing of provisions, as for an army: the supply of provisions: the office of a commissary; Comm′issary-gen′eral, the head of the department for supplying provisions, &c., to an army; Comm′issaryship.—Commissary Court, a supreme court established in Edinburgh in 1563, with jurisdiction in questions of marriage—its powers conjoined with those of the Court of Session in 1836. [Low L. commissarius—L. committĕre, commissum.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. commissary

   The principal officer in charge of the commissariat.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. commissary

   In general means any one to whom the power or authority of another is committed; used in military affairs in relation to officers who have charge of the subsistence of troops, musters, etc.

Matched Categories

1. • Military
   • Shop
   • Snack Bar

How to pronounce COMMISSARY?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say COMMISSARY in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of COMMISSARY in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of COMMISSARY in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of COMMISSARY in a Sentence

1. Steve Fishman:

   At one point, Bernie Madoff cornered the hot chocolate market, bernie Madoff bought up every package of Swiss Miss from the commissary and sold Swiss Miss for a profit in the prison yard. Bernie Madoff monopolized hot chocolate ! Bernie Madoff made Swiss Miss so that if you wanted any, you had to go through Bernie Madoff. Bernie Madoff, once the Nasdaq chairman, used Bernie Madoff reputation and savvy to dupe sophisticated investors, regulators and Wall Street banks. Bernie Madoff confessed in December 2008 that Bernie Madoff was running a multi decade Ponzi scheme and that more than $ 65 billion Bernie Madoff claimed to have on hand for investors had dwindled to a few hundred million dollars from an original investment of about $ 20 billion. Bernie Madoff pleaded guilty to fraud and is serving a 150-year prison sentence in Butner, N.C. Fishman reportedly hosts an Audible series called.

2. Hubert Malicote:

   We were not allowed any telephones or telegraphs — any kinds of communication that would identify where we were, one evening walking through the commissary, and there on the wall was a grass skirt.

3. Justin Paperny:

   A lot of people surrender to prison, and because they don't have the money sorted out, they're not going to shop in the commissary for a week, someone comes up and says' Hi, nice to meet you. Oh, you need some granola. Here's some coffee.'.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=COMMISSARY
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Commissary
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=COMMISSARY
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commissary
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/COMMISSARY
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=COMMISSARY
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=COMMISSARY
9. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=COMMISSARY
10. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
    https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html