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Definition of Commendam

Commendam
Commendam Com*men"dam, n. [LL. dare in commendam to give into trust.] (Eng. Eccl. Law) A vacant living or benefice commended to a cleric (usually a bishop) who enjoyed the revenue until a pastor was provided. A living so held was said to be held in commendam. The practice was abolished by law in 1836. There was [formerly] some sense for commendams. --Selden. Partnership in commendam. See under Partnership.

Meaning of Commendam from wikipedia

- commenda (or in commendam) was a form of transferring an ecclesiastical benefice in trust to the custody of a patron. The phrase in commendam was originally...
- commendatarius) is an ecclesiastic, or sometimes a layman, who holds an abbey in commendam, drawing its revenues but not exercising any authority over its inner...
- charge", originally one held in commendam. Originally, commandries were benefices, particularly in the Church, held in commendam. Mediaeval military orders...
- Commendatori (plural), is an Italian word originating from the Latin phrase In commendam and meaning "Commander". It may refer to: Commander (order) (Italian:...
- commendam) Hyacinthe Sigismond Gerdil, B. (1784.09.20 – 1802.08.12) Girolamo Spinola (1775.03.13 – 1775.04.03, 1775.04.03 – 1784.07.22 in commendam)...
- appointed Bishop of Rochester, retaining the Deanery of Westminster in commendam. His successor as Dean, Thomas Sprat, was additionally appointed to Rochester...
- Sainte-Croix de Quimperlé Abbey is a former Benedictine abbey located in the town of Quimperlé, in the French department of Finistère, within the Brittany...
- Cecil, Lord Burghley – was granted the See of Waterford and Lismore in commendam, which he held until 1589, and then again from 1592 upon the death of...
- mandāre, mandātus command, commandant, commandment, commend, commendable, commendam, commendation, commendatory, counterdemand, countermand, demand, demandant...
- ruler of several counties, including the county of Paris, and abbot in commendam of many abbeys. Robert also secured the office of Dux Francorum, a military...