commissary

The definition of a commissary is a restaurant on a movie set, or a grocery store in a prison on a military base.

(noun)

An example of a commissary is the place where prisoners can buy cans of soda.

See commissary in Webster's New World College Dictionary

a person to whom some duty is given by authority; deputy; specif.,
1. in France, a police official
2. a person representing a bishop in a part of his diocese
Obsolete an army officer in charge of providing soldiers with food and other supplies
food supplies
☆ a store, as in a lumber camp or army camp, where food and supplies can be obtained
☆ a restaurant in a film or television studio

Origin: ME commissarie < ML commissarius < L commissus, pp. of committere: see commit

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See commissary in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. com·mis·sar·ies

a. A supermarket for military personnel and their dependents, usually located on a military installation.
b. A store where food and equipment are sold, as in a mining camp.
A lunchroom or cafeteria, especially one in a film or television studio.
A person to whom a special duty is given by a higher authority; a deputy.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English commissarie, agent

Origin: , from Medieval Latin commissārius

Origin: , from Latin commissus, entrusted; see commission

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