commissariat - 3 dictionary results
com⋅mis⋅sar⋅i⋅at
[kom-uh-sair-ee-uh
t] 
–noun
| 1. | any of the major governmental divisions of the U.S.S.R.: called ministry since 1946. |
| 2. | the organized method or manner by which food, equipment, transport, etc., is delivered to armies. |
| 3. | the department of an army charged with supplying provisions. |
Origin:
1600–10; < NL commissāriātus, equiv. to ML commissāri(us) commissary + -ātus -ate 3 ; (def. 1) < Russ komissariát ≪ NL, as above
1600–10; < NL commissāriātus, equiv. to ML commissāri(us) commissary + -ātus -ate 3 ; (def. 1) < Russ komissariát ≪ NL, as above
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| com·mis·sar·i·at (kŏm'ĭ-sâr'ē-ĭt) n.
[French, from Medieval Latin commissārius, agent; see commissary. Sense 3, from Russian komissariat, from French commissariat.] |
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Commissariat
Com`mis*sa"ri*at\ (?; 277), n. [F. commissariat.] (Mil.) (a) The organized system by which armies and military posts are supplied with food and daily necessaries. (b) The body of officers charged with such service.
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