commissary vs depute

commissary

noun
  • An officer who supplies provisions to an army. 

  • One to whom is committed some charge, duty, or office, by a superior power; a commissioner. 

  • A cafeteria at a movie studio. 

  • A store primarily serving persons in an institution, most often soldiers or prisoners. 

  • The judge in a commissary court. 

  • An officer of the bishop, who exercises ecclesiastical jurisdiction in parts of the diocese at a distance from the residence of the bishop. 

  • A higher-ranking police officer. 

  • An account which a prisoner uses to buy provisions, or the balance of that account. 

depute

noun
  • deputy 

verb
  • To appoint; to assign; to choose. 

  • To delegate (a task, etc.) to a subordinate. 

  • To deputize (someone), to appoint as deputy. 

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