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commissary
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com·mis·sar·y       [kom-uh-ser-ee] Pronunciation Key
–noun, plural -sar·ies.
1.a store that sells food and supplies to the personnel or workers in a military post, mining camp, lumber camp, or the like.
2.a dining room or cafeteria, esp. one in a motion-picture studio.
3.a person to whom some responsibility or role is delegated by a superior power; a deputy.
4.(in France) a police official, usually just below the police chief in rank.
5.commissar.
[Origin: 1350–1400; ME commissarie (< AF) < ML commissārius, equiv. to L commiss(us) (ptp. of committere to commit) + -ārius -ary]

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com·mis·sar·i·al       [kom-i-sair-ee-uhl] Pronunciation Key, adjective
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com·mis·sar·y       (kŏm'ĭ-sěr'ē)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   pl. com·mis·sar·ies
    1. A supermarket for military personnel and their dependents, usually located on a military installation.
    2. A store where food and equipment are sold, as in a mining camp.
  2. A lunchroom or cafeteria, especially one in a film or television studio.
  3. A person to whom a special duty is given by a higher authority; a deputy.


[Middle English commissarie, agent, from Medieval Latin commissārius, from Latin commissus, entrusted; see commission.]

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