ˈkämənˌdant, -dänt, -daa(ə)nt, -dȧnt, ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ noun
( -s )
Etymology: French, from present part of commander, from Old French comander
: the commanding officer of a place or of a military group
the commandant of a naval district
the commandant of the United States Marine Corps