kommendant

== Swedish == === Etymology === From French commandant, from Italian comandante. Compare German Kommandant, English commandant. === Noun === kommendant c (military) commanding officer ==== Usage notes ==== Typically used for the highest ranking officer of a garrison, fortification, or similar. ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== kommendera === References === “kommendant”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “kommendant”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “kommendant”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)