n.
Pronunciation: ' kä-m ə - ˌ ser- ē , - ˌ se-r ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -sar · ies
Etymology: Middle English commissarie, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin commissarius, from Latin commissus, past participle of committere
Date: 14th century
1 : one delegated by a superior to execute a duty or an office
2 a : a store for equipment and provisions especially : a supermarket for military personnel b : food supplies c : a lunchroom especially in a motion-picture studio