单词 | commissionary |
释义 | commissionary1/kəˈmɪʃ(ə)n(ə)ri/noun 1A commissary. 2More fully People's Commissionary: = commissar. Compare commissary. Now historical. 3In India or Pakistan: an administrative division of a state, typically consisting of two or more districts. OriginMid 16th century; earliest use found in Richard Eden (c1520–1576), translator. From post-classical Latin commissionarius commissary, commissioner from classical Latin commissiōn-, commissiō + -ārius. commissionary2/kəˈmɪʃ(ə)n(ə)ri/adjective Of an agent or official: appointed by commission or warrant; empowered as a delegate. Also of power, authority, etc.: entrusted to an agent, delegated; derived from commission. OriginLate 16th century; earliest use found in Richard Hooker (1554–1600), theologian and philosopher. From post-classical Latin commissionarius done to order, of a commissary from classical Latin commissiōn-, commissiō + -ārius. |
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