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Commendator

Commendator \Com*mend"a*tor\ (? or ?), n. [LL.] One who holds a benefice in commendam; a commendatary.
--Chalmers.

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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.