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Definition: 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.
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There was [formerly] some sense for commendams.
--Selden.
[1913 Webster]
Partnership in commendam. See under
Partnership.
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