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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, especially 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.
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Commissary
is always a great word to know.
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| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
Example Sentences
- Leroy had written two letters, one to his son and one to the commissary of police.
- Nicholson had allowed inmates to extort commissary and telephone privileges from their peers.
- The money will be deposited in his commissary account to be spent on snacks, stamps or hygiene items.
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Word Origin & History
commissary
mid-14c., "one to whom special duty is entrusted by a higher power," from M.L. commissarius, from L. commissus "entrusted," pp. of committere (see commit). Originally ecclesiastical, the military sense of "official in charge of supply of food, stores, transport" dates to late 15c.
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