The Collaborative International Dictionary
Commendator
Commendator \Com*mend"a*tor\ (? or ?), n. [LL.]
One who holds a benefice in commendam; a commendatary.
--Chalmers.
Wiktionary
commendator
n. (context obsolete English) A cleric who held a commendam.
Usage examples of "commendator".
Andrews, and as commendator he received an ecclesiastical grant when a priory became vacant.