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commendam

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commendam [kəˈmɛndæm]
n
1. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) the temporary holding of an ecclesiastical benefice
2. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) a benefice so held
[from Medieval Latin phrase dare in commendam to give in trust, from commenda trust, back formation from Latin commendāre to entrust, commend]
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9282, 1 June 1514--Rossi is given in commendam the Augustinian priory of Argentre in the diocese of Le Mans), 587 (nr.
Raphael's Portrait Leo X with Cardinals Giulio de' Medici and Luigi ... by Minnich, Nelson H. / Renaissance Quarterly
He received the Benedictine abbey at Montebourg in commendam from Louis XI in 1472, and he was prior in commendam of Saint Martin-des-Champs in Paris from 1457, sending there precious vestments; see Morandiere, 468 and 485.
Death and the Cardinal: The Two Bodies of Guillaume d'Estouteville [*] by GILL, MEREDITH J. / Renaissance Quarterly
 
 
 
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