Commenda est facultas recipiendi et retinendi beneficium contra jus positivum a suprema potestate

Dictionary:

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

A commendam is the power of receiving and retaining a benefice contrary to positive law, from the supreme authority.

Author:

James A. Ballentine

Publisher:

The Bobbs-Merrill Company

Year Published:

1916

Copyright Year:

1916

Copyright Holder:

Bancroft-Whitney Company

Genre:

Law Dictionary