plural commissaries
Definition of commissary
1
: one delegated by a superior to execute a duty or an office
2a
: 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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The first known use of commissary was in 1555
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