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commissary

Syllabification: (com·mis·sar·y)
Pronunciation: /ˈkäməˌserē/

Definition of commissary

noun (plural commissaries)

  • 1a restaurant in a movie studio, military base, prison, or other institution.
  • 2a deputy or delegate.

Derivatives

commissarial


adjective

Origin:

late Middle English: from medieval Latin commissarius 'person in charge', from Latin commiss- 'joined, entrusted', from the verb committere (see commit)

commissary in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of commissary in the British & World English dictionary