n. pl. com·mis·sar·ies 1. 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. 2. A lunchroom or cafeteria, especially one in a film or television studio. 3. A person to whom a special duty is given by a higher authority; a deputy. [Middle English commissarie, agent, from Medieval Latin commissārius, from Latin commissus, entrusted; see COMMISSION.] |
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