COMMANDANT

Etymology

Noun

commandant (plural commandants)

A commanding officer, usually of a specific force or division.

Noun

Commandant (plural Commandants)

(South Africa, military, historical) Title for the officer in charge of a commando or district.

Source: Wiktionary


Com`man*dant", n. Etym: [F., orig. p. pr. of commander.]

Definition: A commander; the commanding officer of a place, or of a body of men; as, the commandant of a navy-yard.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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