COMMISSARIAT

commissariat, provisions, provender, viands, victuals

(noun) a stock or supply of foods

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

commissariat (plural commissariats)

A supply of food.

The department of an army that supplies provisions for the troops.

(historical) A department of the government of the Soviet Union in the early period of its existence.

A territorial and governmental unit of Colombia at some points in its history.

Anagrams

• marcatissimo

Source: Wiktionary


Com`mis*sa"ri*at, n. Etym: [F. commissariat.] (Mil.) (a) The organized system by which armies and military posts are supplied with food and daily necessaries. (b) The body of officers charged with such service.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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