commissary

== English == === Etymology === From Late Latin commissarius, from commissus, past participle of committō (“to commit, entrust to”). Doublet of commissar. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɒm.ɪ.s(ə)ɹi/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɑ.mɪˌsɛɹ.i/, /ˈkɑ.məˌsɛɹ.i/ (Australian) IPA(key): /ˈkɔm.ə.sə.ɹi/ Hyphenation: com‧mis‧sa‧ry === Noun === commissary (plural commissaries) A store primarily serving persons in an institution, most often soldiers or prisoners. An account which a prisoner uses to buy provisions, or the balance of that account. A cafeteria at a television or movie studio. One to whom is committed some charge, duty, or office, by a superior power; a commissioner. An officer of the bishop, who exercises ecclesiastical jurisdiction in parts of the diocese at a distance from the residence of the bishop. An officer who supplies provisions to an army. (Scots law) The judge in a commissary court. A higher-ranking police officer. ==== Coordinate terms ==== (military shop): ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====