Definition of Commendatary. Meaning of Commendatary. Synonyms of Commendatary

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Definition of Commendatary

Commendatary
Commendatary Com*mend"a*ta*ry, n. [Cf. F. commendataire, LL. commendatarius.] One who holds a living in commendam.

Meaning of Commendatary from wikipedia

- The Sacra di San Michele, sometimes known as Saint Michael's Abbey, is a religious complex on Mount Pirchiriano, situated on the south side of the Val...
- Correr A Venetian, commendatary of the church of Negroponte. Gregory XII was born in Venice (hence mariner) and was commendatary of Chalkis, then called...
- definitive way. Ruled by local abbots until 1484, later it was under commendatary abbots. In 1592 the monastery was secularized and converted into a simple...
- cardinal was given numerous important and lucrative positions, including commendatary abbot of the abbeys of Saint-Michel du Tréport in Normandy, S. Zeno in...