commissary department
originally and chiefly US (now rare and historical )
noun
A branch or department of the armed forces responsible for the supply of food and other provisions to troops.
Origin
Late 18th century; earliest use found in George Washington (1732–1799), revolutionary army officer and president of the United States of America.
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