commissary
pronunciation
How to pronounce commissary in British English:
UK [ˈkɒmɪsəri]
How to pronounce commissary in American English:
US [ˈkɑmɪseri]
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- Noun:
- a retail store that sells equipment and provisions to military personnel
- a snack bar in a film studio
Word Origin
- commissary (n.)
- mid-14c., "one to whom special duty is entrusted by a higher power," from Medieval Latin commissarius, from Latin commissus "entrusted," past participle of committere (see commit). Originally ecclesiastical; the military sense of "official in charge of supply of food, stores, transport" dates to late 15c. Hence "storeroom" (1882) and "dining room in a larger facility" (1929, American English).
Example
- 1. I was the class commissary in charge of studies .
- 2. The frog commissary cookbook awesome look .
- 3. No more commissary for me .
- 4. Yes , I was the class commissary in charge of studies .
- 5. The frog commissary cookbooks awesome look .