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commendam

commendam noun: a vacant benefice commended to a cleric until an incumbent was provided.

Noun

commendam (plural commendams)

  1. (obsolete) A vacant benefice commended to a cleric until an incumbent was provided.

Forms of commendam

pluralcommendams

Origin of commendam

From Latin in commendam (“in trust”).

Questions about commendam

What does commendam mean?
Commendam means a vacant benefice commended to a cleric until an incumbent was provided.
What part of speech is commendam?
Commendam is a noun.
What is the plural of commendam?
The plural of commendam is commendams.

Words near commendam in the dictionary

  1. commend
  2. commendability
  3. commendable
  4. commendableness
  5. commendably
  6. commendam
  7. commendams
  8. commendataries
  9. commendatary
  10. commendation
  11. commendations

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