com·men·da
| \ kəˈmendə \
plural -s
Definition of commenda
1
: a form of trust in use in the middle ages in which goods are delivered to another for a particular enterprise (as for marketing abroad)
2
: commendam
3
: the insignia, title, rights, or stipend of membership in a medieval order of chivalry
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“Commenda.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commenda. Accessed 17 May. 2021.
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