Commissariat
Pronunciation : Com`mis*sa"ri*at
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [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
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