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noun com·mis·sary \ ˈkä-mə-ˌser-ē , -ˌse-rē \

Definition of commissary

plural commissaries

1 :one delegated by a superior to execute a duty or an office

2 a :a store for equipment and provisions; especially :a supermarket for military personnel

b :food supplies

c :a lunchroom especially in a motion-picture studio

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commissarial

play \ˌkä-mə-ˈsär-ē-əl, -ˈser-\ adjective

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Examples of commissary in a Sentence

will serve as commissary of religious education for the whole diocese

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Two food truck owners have teamed up to open a commissary kitchen for food trucks, chefs and other culinary professionals in Locust Point.

— sarah meehan, baltimoresun.com, "Share Kitchen opens at McHenry Row," 25 Aug. 2017
Naperville residents LaTasha Strahan and her husband, Steven Garcia, operate The Cookout on Wheels, using a commissary in Carol Stream for prep work.

— mike danahey, Elgin Courier-News, "Food truck owners say regulations taking bite out of business," 22 Aug. 2017
Aminyar had enough sitting in his commissary account.

— brian castner, Esquire, "The Fight of His Life," 16 Aug. 2017
ICS, for example, is a subsidiary of Keefe Group, the largest prison-commissary provider in the country.

— brian alexander, The Atlantic, "When Prisoners Are a 'Revenue Opportunity'," 10 Aug. 2017
Those plans include a commissary kitchen, a coffee roasting operation, a public green space and a new restaurant helmed by Greenhill & Co. inside the old Magnet Radiator Works building on Grand River.

— mark kurlyandchik, Detroit Free Press, "Katoi to re-open Aug. 28 in Detroit; new restaurant also on the way," 8 Aug. 2017
Still, Cassano hopes someday the business will grow through other locations, all fed by a central commissary.

— debbi snook, cleveland.com, "Papaya recall widening (photos)," 26 July 2017
The barracks will be built near the base’s main military dining room, Gold Hill Galley, opposite the base commissary and not far from the Lyceum, the base’s first-run, open-air movie theater.

— carol rosenberg, miamiherald, "New Guantánamo barracks clearing Congressional hurdles," 19 July 2017
Originally conceived as another outlet for Jessica Koslow’s splendid jams, Sqirl grew into the neighborhood commissary.

— garrett snyder, Los Angeles Magazine, "The Los Angeles Magazine Hot Restaurant List for July 2017," 18 July 2017

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Origin and Etymology of commissary

Middle English commissarie, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin commissarius, from Latin commissus, past participle of committere

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First Known Use: 1555

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assignee, attorney, agent, delegate, deputy, envoy, factor, minister, procurator, proxy, rep, representative

Other Food Terms

Reuben, calamari, chuck, curry, edamame, foie gras, hummus, leaven, nonpareil, peel

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