com·man·dant \ˈkämənˌdant, -dänt, -daa(ə)nt, -dȧnt, ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷\noun (-s) Etymology: French, from present part of commander, from Old French comander : the commanding officer of a place or of a military group < the commandant of a naval district > < the commandant of the United States Marine Corps >