"commissary" meaning in English

See commissary in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈkɒm.ɪ.s(ə)ɹi/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkɑ.mɪˌsɛɹ.i/ [General-American], /ˈkɑ.məˌsɛɹ.i/ [General-American], /ˈkɔm.ə.sə.ɹi/ [General-Australian] Forms: commissaries [plural]
Etymology: From Late Latin commissarius, from commissus, past participle of committō (“to commit, entrust to”). Doublet of commissar. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|LL.|commissarius}} Late Latin commissarius, {{m|la|commissus}} commissus, {{m|la|committō||to commit, entrust to}} committō (“to commit, entrust to”), {{doublet|en|commissar}} Doublet of commissar Head templates: {{en-noun}} commissary (plural commissaries)
  1. A store primarily serving persons in an institution, most often soldiers or prisoners. Categories (topical): Military Translations (A store primarily serving persons in an institution): лавка (lavka) [feminine] (Bulgarian)
    Sense id: en-commissary-en-noun-4Nb9OgYJ Disambiguation of Military: 10 3 11 3 16 30 2 25 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 4 6 22 26 5 1 6 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 23 8 6 21 25 7 1 9 Disambiguation of 'A store primarily serving persons in an institution': 80 2 3 2 5 3 3 2
  2. An account which a prisoner uses to buy provisions, or the balance of that account. Categories (topical): Law enforcement
    Sense id: en-commissary-en-noun-d0ld2OwJ Disambiguation of Law enforcement: 14 34 5 11 16 8 3 10
  3. A cafeteria at a movie studio. Categories (topical): Military, Restaurants
    Sense id: en-commissary-en-noun-ERJ0413V Disambiguation of Military: 10 3 11 3 16 30 2 25 Disambiguation of Restaurants: 21 4 41 13 13 4 2 2
  4. One to whom is committed some charge, duty, or office, by a superior power; a commissioner. Translations (One to whom is committed some charge, duty, or office, by a superior power): пълномощник (pǎlnomoštnik) [masculine] (Bulgarian), представител (predstavitel) [masculine] (Bulgarian), kommissarie [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-commissary-en-noun-C6kxZ-y2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 4 6 22 26 5 1 6 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 23 8 6 21 25 7 1 9 Disambiguation of 'One to whom is committed some charge, duty, or office, by a superior power': 1 1 0 92 2 1 0 2
  5. An officer of the bishop, who exercises ecclesiastical jurisdiction in parts of the diocese at a distance from the residence of the bishop. Categories (topical): Christianity, Military
    Sense id: en-commissary-en-noun-Fn4X8PRQ Disambiguation of Christianity: 23 5 7 17 38 5 2 3 Disambiguation of Military: 10 3 11 3 16 30 2 25 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 4 6 22 26 5 1 6 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 23 8 6 21 25 7 1 9
  6. An officer who supplies provisions to an army. Categories (topical): Military Translations (An officer who supplies provisions to an army): интендант (intendant) [masculine] (Bulgarian)
    Sense id: en-commissary-en-noun-qr-59hQU Disambiguation of Military: 10 3 11 3 16 30 2 25 Disambiguation of 'An officer who supplies provisions to an army': 1 3 1 1 11 70 0 13
  7. (Scots law) The judge in a commissary court. Categories (topical): Scots law
    Sense id: en-commissary-en-noun-FSL271RO
  8. A higher-ranking police officer. Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-commissary-en-noun-DMYlMH3O Disambiguation of Military: 10 3 11 3 16 30 2 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: commissary general, commissaryship Coordinate_terms: BX, PX, shopette

Inflected forms

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