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Word: Commissary
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: from medieval Latin commissarius ‘person in charge’, from Latin commiss- ‘joined, entrusted’, from the verb committere (see commit)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈkɒmɪs(ə)ri
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a deputy or delegate.
Short Definition:deputy or delegate
Definition:
a restaurant or food store in a military base, prison, or other institution.
Short Definition:restaurant or food store in military institution
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