commission, n.f., commission, trust, charge; commission-trade; errand; mandate, warrant; the holding a trust for a time only; a committee. Il est allé en —; he is gone on an errand. Obtenir — d’un juge; to obtain a judge’s warrant. — rogatoire; writ of inquiry. — d’enquête; committee of inquiry. Maison de —; agency-office. Membre d’une —; committee-man. En —; (nav.) in commission. En —; (com.) on sale or return. Faire des —s; to run errands or to obtain orders.
commissionnaire, n.m., messenger; porter, carrier, errand-boy; agent. — de vente; salesman. — de roulage; carrier, wagon office-keeper. — chargeur; freight agent. — expéditeur; shipping-agent.
commissionner, v.a., to empower, to commission.
commissoire, adj., (jur.) binding.
commissure, n.f., (anat.) commissure.
commissural, -e, adj., commissural.
committimus, n.m., (n.p.), (jur.) Lettres de —; chancery order appointing the court which is to take cognizance of an action.
committitur, n.m. (n.p.), (jur.) order of the president of a court of justice appointing a judge to hold an inquiry.
commodat, n.m., (jur.) gratuitous loan (to be repaid in kind); bailment.
commode, adj., commodious, convenient, favorable, serviceable, handy; comfortable; agreeable, easy; good-natured, accommodating. Une maison —; a comfortable house. Il n’est pas —; he is not accommodating, not easy, to get on with.