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commissary

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

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