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Definition of: commendam
(kə·men′dam) noun
1. The right to enjoy the revenues of a religious house or institution in the absence of a superior or during a vacancy (in commendam): abolished in England by act of Parliament in 1836. See COMMENDATOR.
2. The benefice so held. [<Med. L (dare in) commendam (give in) trust <commendare. See COMMEND.]
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