Meaning Of The Word Commendam

Real Dictionary

What's the definition of Commendam? Find Commendam meanings, definitions and more at the Real Dictionary online.

Commendam Meaning

Commendam Definition
Commendam Definition

What's The Definition Of Commendam?

commendam in American English
the temporary holding of a benefice, with the right to its revenues, by a cleric or layman in the absence of a proper incumbent: he was said to hold the benefice in commendam
noun: the tenure of a benefice to be held until the appointment of a regular incumbent, the benefice being said to be held in commendam

commendam in British English
noun: the temporary holding of an ecclesiastical benefice

More Definitions

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Definitions Of The Day

  • Projection TV ‐ a system made up of lenses, mirrors, and a cathode-ray…
  • Infusionism ‐ the doctrine that the preexisting human soul enters…
  • Storyteller ‐ a person who narrates stories; countable noun:…
  • Arse around ‐ If you say that someone is arsing around or arsing…
  • Perforce ‐ by or through necessity; necessarily; Perforce…
  • Absolute configuration ‐ noun: the spatial arrangement of atoms or groups…
  • Animal cracker ‐ a small cookie shaped like any of various animals…
  • Navar ‐ noun: a system of air navigation in which a ground…
  • The Beaver State ‐ a nickname for the state…
  • Dardanelles ‐ strait joining the Sea of Marmara and the Aegean…