- commendator
- A person holding a benefice in commendan, that is, pending the appointment of a regular parson.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
commendator
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COMMENDATOR — in Ecclesia Romana dignitas seu officium est in Ordinibus Militar. Religios. verbi gratiâ, S. Ioannis Hierosolym. magister sive Commendator. Commendator Domorum, in Militia B. Iacobi, apud Innocentium III. Ep. 11. Praeceptor, in Militia Templi,… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
Commendator — Com*mend a*tor (? or ?), n. [LL.] One who holds a benefice in commendam; a commendatary. Chalmers. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
commendator — ˈ ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷ˌdād.ə(r) noun ( s) Etymology: Medieval Latin commendator commander, from Latin commendatus (past participle of commendare to entrust, recommend command) + or more at commend 1. : one who holds a benefice in commendam 2 … Useful english dictionary
commendator — com·men·da·tor … English syllables
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