What does Commissary mean?
Definitions for Commissary
ˈkɒm əˌsɛr icom·mis·sa·ry
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Commissary.
Princeton's WordNet
commissarynoun
a retail store that sells equipment and provisions (usually to military personnel)
commissarynoun
a snack bar in a film studio
Wiktionary
commissarynoun
A store primarily serving soldiers.
commissarynoun
A cafeteria at a movie studio.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
COMMISSARYnoun
Etymology: commissarius, low Latin.
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.
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.
Wikipedia
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.
ChatGPT
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 Dictionary
Commissarynoun
one to whom is committed some charge, duty, or office, by a superior power; a commissioner
Commissarynoun
an officer of the bishop, who exercises ecclesiastical jurisdiction in parts of the diocese at a distance from the residence of the bishop
Commissarynoun
an officer having charge of a special service; as, the commissary of musters
Commissarynoun
an officer whose business is to provide food for a body of troops or a military post; -- officially called commissary of subsistence
Etymology: [LL. commissarius, fr. L. commissus, p. p. of committere to commit, intrust to. See Commit.]
Wikidata
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 Dictionary
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 Terms
commissary
The principal officer in charge of the commissariat.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
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.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Commissary in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Commissary in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of Commissary in a Sentence
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.
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.'.
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.
Popularity rank by frequency of use
References
Translations for Commissary
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- commissaireFrench
- commissarisDutch
- comissárioPortuguese
- комиссарRussian
- 小卖部Chinese
Get even more translations for Commissary »
Translation
Find a translation for the Commissary definition in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Word of the Day
Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?
Citation
Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Commissary." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 25 Apr. 2024. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/Commissary>.
Discuss these Commissary definitions with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In