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commandant definition

com·man·dant (käm′ən dant′, -dänt′)

noun

  1. a commanding officer, specif. one in charge of a fort or military school
  2. U.S. Marine Corps the commanding officer of the corps

Etymology: Fr, orig. prp. of OFr comander: see command

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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