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commendam

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com⋅men⋅dam

  [kuh-men-dam]
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–noun Ecclesiastical.
1. the tenure of a benefice to be held until the appointment of a regular incumbent, the benefice being said to be held in commendam.
2. a benefice so held.
Origin:
1555–65; < ML, short for (dare) in commendam (to give) in trust; commendam, acc. sing. of commenda, n. deriv. of L commendāre to commend
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