commissary
/ˈkɑ.mɪˌsɛɹ.i/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.81 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A cafeteria at a television or movie studio.
noun
An officer of the bishop, who exercises ecclesiastical jurisdiction in parts of the diocese at a distance from the residence of the bishop.
noun
An officer who supplies provisions to an army.
noun
Example Sentences
- "The base [Fort Meade] has its own post offices, schools, police, and fire departments. Area children, military brats and civilians alike, would flock to the base daily to take golf, tennis, and swimming lessons. Though we lived off base, my mother still used its commissary as our grocery store, to stock up on items in bulk."
- "“We tried to provide for you while you were in there. We may not have put as much on your commissary as your in-laws, but what we gave was more to us.”"
- "Great Deſtiny the Commiſſary of God;"
- "It has been already hinted , that a Commissary, in Latin stiled Commisarius, is a Title of Ecclefiaftical Jurisdiction"
Etymology
From Late Latin commissarius, from commissus, past participle of committō (“to commit, entrust to”). Doublet of commissar.
Word Breakdown
- Root: commissarius
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈkɑ.mɪˌsɛɹ.i/
- British English: /ˈkɒm.ɪ.s(ə)ɹi/
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Law, Military.