Commenda
A Law Dictionary and Glossary · George C. Kinney · 1893
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
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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.