commissary of the stores

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• commissary — mid 14c., one to whom special duty is entrusted by a higher power, from M.L. commissarius, from L. commissus entrusted, pp. of committere (see COMMIT (Cf. commit)). Originally ecclesiastical; the military sense of official in charge of supply of… …   Etymology dictionary

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• List of Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, 1801–1819 — UK Legislation Acts of Parliament by states preceding the United Kingdom Of the Kingdom of England Before 1485 1485–1601 · 1603–1641 Interregnum (1642–1660) 1660–1699 · 1700–1706 …   Wikipedia

• small stores — noun personal items conforming to regulations that are sold aboard ship or at a naval base and charged to the person s pay • Usage Domain: ↑plural, ↑plural form • Hypernyms: ↑commissary * * * noun plural : articles of regulation issue clothing… …   Useful english dictionary

• MANUSCRIPT SOURCES IN THE DOMINION ARCHIVES —    ♦ CHAMPLAIN    Correspondance Générale, North America Acadia, 1603 1632, Serie F, Volume No. 112. Colonial Office Records, 1603, 1635, Serie M, Volume No. 395. Correspondance Générale, Acadia, 1605, Serie F, Volume No. 125. Suggestions to the… …   The makers of Canada