COMMISSARY


Meaning of COMMISSARY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkä-mə-ˌser-ē, -ˌse-rē ]

noun

( 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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.