commandant
noun/ˈkɒməndænt/
/ˈkɑːməndænt/
- the officer in charge of a particular military group or institution
- the commandant of a prisoner of war camp
- Commandant Macdonald
Word Originlate 17th cent.: from French commandant, or Italian or Spanish commandante, all from late Latin commandare ‘to command’, from com- (expressing intensive force) + mandare ‘commit, command’.Want to learn more?
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