Commissionship
Com‐mis″sion‐ship (?), n. The office of commissioner. Sir W. Scott.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Commissive
Com‐mis″sive (?), a. Relating to commission; of the nature of, or involving, commission.
Commissural
Com‐mis″su‐ral (? or?), a. Of or pertaining to a commissure.
Commissure
Com‐mis″sure (? or?; 134–6), n. [L. commissura a joining together: cf. F. commissure. See Commit.] 1. A joint, seam, or closure; the place where two bodies, or parts of a body, ...
Commit
Com‐mit″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Committed; p. pr. & vb. n.Committing.] [L. committere, commissum, to connect, commit; com- + mittere to send. See Mission.] 1. To give in trust;...
Commit (2)
Com″mit, v. i. To sin; esp., to be incontinent.Commit not with man's sworn spouse.Shak.
Commitment
Com‐mit″ment (?), n. 1. The act of committing, or putting in charge, keeping, or trust; consignment; esp., the act of committing to prison.They were glad to compound for his bar...
Committable
Com‐mit″ta‐ble (?), a. Capable of being committed.
Committal
Com‐mit″tal (?), n. The act of committing, or the state of being committed; commitment.
Committee
Com‐mit″tee (?), n. [Cf. OF. comité company, and LL. comitatus jurisdiction or territory of a count, county, assize, army. The word was apparently influenced by the verb commit,...
Committee (2)
Com′mit‐tee″ (?), n. [From Commit, v. t.] (Law) One to whom the charge of the person or estate of another, as of a lunatic, is committed by suitable authority; a guardian.
Committeeman
Com‐mit″tee‐man (?), n. A member of a committee.
Committer
Com‐mit″ter (?), n. 1. One who commits; one who does or perpetrates. South.2. A fornicator. T. Decker.
Committible
Com‐mit″ti‐ble (?), a. Capable of being committed; liable to be committed. Sir T. Browne.
Commix
Com‐mix″ (?), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p.Commixed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Commixing.] [Pref. com- + mix: cf. L. commixtus, p. p. of commiscere. See Mix.] To mix or mingle together; to ...
Commixion
Com‐mix″ion (?), n. [See Commix.] Commixture. Shak.
Commixtion
Com‐mix″tion (?; 106), n. [L. commixtio.] Commixture; mingling.An exact commixtion of the ingredients.Boyle.
Commixture
Com‐mix″ture (?; 135), n. [L. commixtura.] 1. The act or process of mixing; the state of being mingled; the blending of ingredients in one mass or compound.In the commixture of ...
Commodate
Com″mo‐date (?), n. [L. commodatum thing lent, loan.] (Scots Law) A gratuitous loan.
Commode
Com‐mode″ (?), n. [F. commode, fr. commode convenient, L. commodus; com- + modus measure, mode. See Mode.] 1. A kind of headdress formerly worn by ladies, raising the hair and f...
Commodious
Com‐mo″di‐ous (?), a. [LL. commodiosus, fr. L. commodum convenience, fr. commodus. See Commode.] Adapted to its use or purpose, or to wants and necessities; serviceable; spaciou...
Commodiously
Com‐mo″di‐ous‐ly, adv. In a commodious manner.To pass commodiously this life.Milton.
Commodiousness
Com‐mo″di‐ous‐ness, n. State of being commodious; suitableness for its purpose; convenience; roominess.Of cities, the greatness and riches increase according to the commodiousne...
Commodity
Com‐mod″i‐ty (?), n.; pl.Commodities (#). [F. commodité, fr. L. commoditas. See Commode.] 1. Convenience; accommodation; profit; benefit; advantage; interest; commodiousness.Dra...
Commodore
Com″mo‐dore′ (?), n. [Prob. a corruption of commander, or Sp. comendador a knight of a military order who holds a commandery; also a superior of a monastery, fr. LL. commendare ...
Common
Com″mon (?), a. [Compar.Commoner (?); superl.Commonest.] [OE. commun, comon, OF. comun, F. commun, fr. L. communis; com- + munis ready to be of service; cf. Skr. mi to make fast...
Common (2)
Com″mon (?), n. 1. The people; the community. “The weal o' the common.” Shak.2. An inclosed or uninclosed tract of ground for pleasure, for pasturage, etc., the use of which bel...