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commendamnoun
A vacant benefice commended to a cleric until an incumbent was provided
Etymology: in commendam, in trust
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
COMMENDAM
Commendam is a benefice, which, being void, is commended to the charge and care of some sufficient clerk to be supplied, until it be conveniently provided of a pastor. John Cowell
Etymology: commenda, low Latin.
It had been once mentioned to him, that his peace should be made, if he would resign his bishoprick, and deanry of Westminster; for he had that in commendam. Edward Hyde.
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commendam
In canon law, commendam (or in commendam) was a form of transferring an ecclesiastical benefice in trust to the custody of a patron. The phrase in commendam was originally applied to the provisional occupation of an ecclesiastical benefice, which was temporarily without an actual occupant, in contrast to the conferral of a title, in titulum, which was applied to the regular and unconditional occupation of a benefice.The word commendam is the accusative singular of the Latin noun commenda, "trust", or "custody", which is derived from the verb commendare ("to entrust").Granting a benefice in commendam became most common with monasteries, and the commendatory abbot drew a portion of the revenue of the monastery but without fulfilling the duties of the abbot or even residing at the monastery.
Webster Dictionary
Commendamnoun
a vacant living or benefice commended to a cleric (usually a bishop) who enjoyed the revenue until a pastor was provided. A living so held was said to be held in commendam. The practice was abolished by law in 1836
Etymology: [LL. dare in commendam to give into trust.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of commendam in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of commendam in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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