Herbert was first commissioner of the Admiralty.
Macaulay.
The commissioner of patents, the commissioner of the land office, the commissioner of Indian affairs, are subordinates of the secretary of the interior.
Bartlett.
Commissioner of deeds, an officer having authority to take affidavits, depositions, acknowledgment of deeds, etc., for use in the State by which he is appointed. [U. S.] -- County commissioners, certain administrative officers in some of the States, invested by local laws with various powers in reference to the roads, courthouses, financial matters, etc., of the county. [U. S.]
||Com*mis`sion*naire" (?; F. ?), n. [F., fr. L. commissio.] 1. An agent or factor; a commission merchant.
2. One of a class of attendants, in some European cities, who perform miscellaneous services for travelers.
Com*mis"sion*ship (?), n. The office of commissioner. Sir W. Scott.
Com*mis"sive (?), a. Relating to commission; of the nature of, or involving, commission. [R.]
Com*mis"su*ral (? or ?), a. Of or pertaining to a commissure.
Com*mis"sure (? or ?; 134-6), n. [L. commissura a joining together: cf. F. commissure. See Commit.] 1. A joint, seam, or closure; the place where two bodies, or parts of a body, meet and unite; an interstice, cleft, or juncture.
2. (Anat. & Zo÷l.) (a) The point of union between two parts, as the angles of the lips or eyelids, the mandibles of a bird, etc. (b) A collection of fibers connecting parts of the brain or spinal marrow; a chiasma.
3. (Bot.) The line of junction or cohering face of two carpels, as in the parsnip, caraway, etc.
Com*mit" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Committed; p. pr. & vb. n. Committing.] [L. committere, commissum, to connect, commit; com- + mittere to send. See Mission.] 1. To give in trust; to put into charge or keeping; to intrust; to consign; -- used with to, unto.
Commit thy way unto the Lord.
Ps. xxxvii. 5.
Bid him farewell, commit him to the grave.
Shak.