Commandress
Com‐mand″ress (?), n. A woman invested with authority to command. Hooker.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Commandry
Com‐mand″ry (?), n. See Commandery.
Commark
Com″mark′ (?), n. [OF. comarque, or LL. commarca, commarcha; com- + marcha, boundary. See March a confine.] The frontier of a country; confines. Shelton.
Commaterial
Com′ma‐te″ri‐al (?), a. Consisting of the same material. Bacon.
Commatic
Com‐mat″ic (?), a. [L. commaticus, Gr. �. See Comma.] Having short clauses or sentences; brief; concise.
Commatism
Com″ma‐tism (?), n. [See Commatic.] Conciseness in writing. Bp. Horsley.
Commeasurable
Com‐meas″ur‐a‐ble (?), a. [Cf. Commensurable.] Having the same measure; commensurate; proportional.She being now removed by death, a commeasurable grief took as full possession ...
Commeasure
Com‐meas″ure (?), v. t. To be commensurate with; to equal. Tennyson.
Commemorable
Com‐mem″o‐ra″ble (?), a. [L. commemorabilis.] Worthy to be commemorated.
Commemorate
Com‐mem″o‐rate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Commemorated; p. pr. & vb. n.Commemorating.] [L. commemoratus, p. p. of commemorare to remember; com- + memorare to mention, fr. memor min...
Commemoration
Com‐mem′o‐ra″tion (?), n. [L. commemoratio.] 1. The act of commemorating; an observance or celebration designed to honor the memory of some person or event.This sacrament was de...
Commemorative
Com‐mem″o‐ra‐tive (?), a. Tending or intended to commemorate. “A sacrifice commemorative of Christ's offering up his body for us.” Hammond.An inscription commemorative of his vi...
Commemorator
Com‐mem″o‐ra′tor (?), n. One who commemorates.
Commemoratory
Com‐mem″o‐ra‐to‐ry (?), a. Serving to commemorate; commemorative. Bp. Hooper.
Commence
Com‐mence″ (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Commenced (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Commencing.] [F. commencer, OF. comencier, fr. L. com- + initiare to begin. See Initiate.] 1. To have a beginnin...
Commence (2)
Com‐mence″, v. t. To enter upon; to begin; to perform the first act of.Many a wooer doth commence his suit.Shak.☞ It is the practice of good writers to use the verbal noun (inst...
Commencement
Com‐mence″ment (?), n. [F. commencement.] 1. The first existence of anything; act or fact of commencing; rise; origin; beginning; start.The time of Henry VII.... nearly coincide...
Commend
Com‐mend″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Commended; p. pr. & vb. n.Commending.] [L. commendare; com- + mandare to intrust to one's charge, enjoin, command. Cf. Command, Mandate.] 1. To...
Commend (2)
Com‐mend″, n. 1. Commendation; praise.Speak in his just commend.Shak.2. pl. Compliments; greetings.Hearty commends and much endeared love to you.Howell.
Commendable
Com‐mend″a‐ble (?), a. (Formerly accented on the first syllable.) [L. commendabilis.] Worthy of being commended or praised; laudable; praiseworthy.Order and decent ceremonies in...
Commendam
Com‐men″dam (?), n. [LL. dare in commendam to give into trust.] (Eng. Eccl. Law) A vacant living or benefice commended to a cleric (usually a bishop) who enjoyed the revenue unt...
Commendatary
Com‐mend″a‐ta‐ry (?), n. [Cf. F. commendataire, LL. commendatarius.] One who holds a living in commendam.
Commendation
Com′men‐da″tion (?), n. [L. commendatio.] 1. The act of commending; praise; favorable representation in words; recommendation.Need we... epistles of commendation?2 Cor. iii. 1.B...
Commendator
Com‐mend″a‐tor (? or?), n. One who holds a benefice in commendam; a commendatary. Chalmers.
Commendatory
Com‐mend″a‐to‐ry (?), a. [L. commendatorius.] 1. Serving to commend; containing praise or commendation; commending; praising. “Commendatory verses.” Pope.2. Holding a benefice i...
Commendatory (2)
Com‐mend″a‐to‐ry, n. A commendation; eulogy. “Commendatories to our affection.” Sharp.
Commender
Com‐mend″er (?), n. One who commends or praises.