Commenda

In French Law. The delivery of a benefice to one who cannot hold the legal title, to keep and manage it for a time limited, and render an account of the proceeds. Guyot. Rep. Univ. In Mercantile Law. An association in which the manag^ent of the property was intrusted to individuals. Troubat, Lim. Partn. c. 3, § 27. COMMENDA EST FACULTAS RECIPIendi et retinendi beneficlum contra jus posltivum a suprema potestate. A commendam is the power of receiving and retaining a benefice contrary to positive law, by supreme authority. Moore, 905.

In French Law. The delivery of a benefice to one who cannot hold the legal title, to keep and manage it for a time limited and render an account of the proceeds. Guyot, R/6p. U7iiv. In Mercantile Law. An association in which the management of the property was Intrusted to individuals. Troubat, Lim. Partn. c. 3, § 27.

In French law. The delivery of a benefice to one who cannot hold the legal title, to keep and manage it for a time limited and render an account of the proceeds. Guyot, RCp. Univ.

In mercantile law. An association in which the management of the property was intrusted to individuals. Troub. Lim. Partn-c. 3, § 27.

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In mercantile law. An association in which capital is entrusted to individuals.

In English ecclesiastical law. Commenda, or Commeuda retinere: a living or benefice commended by the crown to the care of the clerk, to hold till a proper pastor is provided for it.

In French law. The delivery of a benefice to one whe cannot hold the legal title, to keep and manage it for a time limited and render an account of the proceeds. Guyot, Rép. Univ.

In mereantile law. An association in which the management of the property was intrusted to individuals. Troub. Lim. Partn. ce. 3, § 27. Commenda est facultas recipiendi et retinendi beneficium contra jus positivum & suprema potestate. Moore,905. A cominendam is the power of receiving and retaining a benefice contrary to positive law, by supreme authoriiy.

Lat. [i. e. eccleaia commendata, vel cti Htodia ecclesia alicui commis9a; a church commended, or the care of a church committed to any one.] In English ecclesiastical law. A living or benifice commended by the crown to the care of a clerk, to hold till a proper pastor is provided for it; otherwise called a commenda retinere. 1 £L Com, 393. When a clerk is promoted to a bishopric, all his other preferments are void the instant he is consecrated. But he is sometimes allowed, by favor of the crown, to retain or hold them in commendam, as it is termed, from which these livings have obtained the name of commendam. Id, ibid. 3 Steph, Com. 87. Termes de la ley. Cowell, By the recent statute, 6 <fe 7 Will. IV. c. 77, a. 18, no commendam can in future be granted.