Thesaurus: commissary

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1. n. One to whom is committed some charge, duty, or office, by a superior power; a commissioner.
2. n. An officer of the bishop, who exercises ecclesiastical jurisdiction in parts of the diocese at a distance from the residence of the bishop.
3. n. An officer having charge of a special service; as, the commissary of musters.
4. n. An officer whose business is to provide food for a body of troops or a military post; -- officially called commissary of subsistence.
5. n. a retail store that sells equipment and provisions (usually to military personnel)
6. n. a snack bar in a film studio
7. An officer on the bishop, who exercises ecclesiasticaljurisdiction in parts of the diocese at a distance from the residenceof the bishop. Ayliffe.
8. j:87/n:13 n. a retail store that sells equipment and provisions (usually to military personnel) n. a snack bar in a film studio