Lectionary Calendar
Thursday, November 21st, 2024
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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Commissary
Webster's Dictionary
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(1):
(n.) One to whom is committed some charge, duty, or office, by a superior power; a commissioner.
(2):
(n.) An officer of the bishop, who exercises ecclesiastical jurisdiction in parts of the diocese at a distance from the residence of the bishop.
(3):
(n.) An officer having charge of a special service; as, the commissary of musters.
(4):
(n.) An officer whose business is to provide food for a body of troops or a military post; - officially called commissary of subsistence.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Commissary'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/c/commissary.html. 1828.
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Commissary'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/c/commissary.html. 1828.
