Commissariat \Com`mis*sa"ri*at\ (?; 277), n. [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.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
commissariat
n : a stock or supply of foods [syn: provisions, provender,
viands, victuals]
WordNet (r) 2.0
COMMISSARIATE. The whole body of officers who act in the department of the
commissary, are called the, commissariate.
Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)
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