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commendatary

commendatary noun: one who holds a living in commendam.

Noun

commendatary (plural commendataries)

  1. One who holds a living in commendam.

Forms of commendatary

Noun
pluralcommendataries
Adjective
comparativemore commendatary
superlativemost commendatary

Origin of commendatary

Compare French commendataire, Latin commendatarius.

Questions about commendatary

What does commendatary mean?
Commendatary means one who holds a living in commendam.
What part of speech is commendatary?
Commendatary is a noun.
What is the plural of commendatary?
The plural of commendatary is commendataries.

Words near commendatary in the dictionary

  1. commendableness
  2. commendably
  3. commendam
  4. commendams
  5. commendataries
  6. commendatary
  7. commendation
  8. commendations
  9. commendator
  10. commendatories
  11. commendatorily

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