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commissary
com·mis·sar·y C0510600 (kŏm′ĭ-sĕr′ē)n. pl. com·mis·sar·ies 1. a. A supermarket for military personnel and their dependents, usually located on a military installation.b. A store where food and equipment are sold, as in a mining camp.2. A lunchroom or cafeteria, especially one in a film or television studio.3. A person to whom a special duty is given by a higher authority; a deputy.
[Middle English commissarie, agent, from Medieval Latin commissārius, from Latin commissus, entrusted; see commission.]commissary (ˈkɒmɪsərɪ) n, pl -saries1. (Commerce) US a shop supplying food or equipment, as in a military camp2. (Military) army US an officer responsible for supplies and food3. (Film) US a snack bar or restaurant in a film studio4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a representative or deputy, esp an official representative of a bishop[C14: from Medieval Latin commissārius official in charge, from Latin committere to entrust, commit] commissarial adj ˈcommissaryˌship ncom•mis•sar•y (ˈkɒm əˌsɛr i)
n., pl. -sar•ies. 1. a store that sells food and supplies in a military post, mining camp or lumber camp. 2. a dining room or cafeteria, esp. in a motion-picture studio. 3. a person to whom some responsibility or role is delegated by a superior power; deputy. 4. (in France) a police official. [1350–1400; Middle English (< Anglo-French) < Medieval Latin commissārius < Latin commiss(us),committere to entrust] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | commissary - a retail store that sells equipment and provisions (usually to military personnel)post exchange, PX - a commissary on a United States Army postshop, store - a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services; "he bought it at a shop on Cape Cod"slop chest - commissary maintained aboard merchant ships to sell merchandise to the crewsmall stores - personal items conforming to regulations that are sold aboard ship or at a naval base and charged to the person's payarmed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" | | 2. | commissary - a snack bar in a film studiosnack bar, snack counter, buffet - usually inexpensive bar |
Translationscommissary
commissary1. US a shop supplying food or equipment, as in a military camp 2. US a snack bar or restaurant in a film studio 3. a representative or deputy, esp an official representative of a bishop Commissary
COMMISSARY. An officer whose principal duties are to supply the army with provisions.
2. The Act of April 14, 1818, s. 6, requires that the president, by and with the consent of the senate, shall appoint a commissary general with the rank, pay, and emoluments of colonel of ordnance, and as many assistants, to be taken from the sub-alterns of the line, as the service may require. The commissary general and his assistants shall perform such duties, in the purchasing and issuing of rations to the armies of the United States, as the president may direct. The duties of these officers are further detailed in the subsequent sections of this act,, and in the Act of March 2, 1821. See COMSY
See COMSYcommissary
Words related to commissarynoun a retail store that sells equipment and provisions (usually to military personnel)Related Words- post exchange
- PX
- shop
- store
- slop chest
- small stores
- armed forces
- armed services
- military
- military machine
- war machine
noun a snack bar in a film studioRelated Words- snack bar
- snack counter
- buffet
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