commis
[kaw-mee; English kuh-mee]
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noun, plural com·mis [kaw-mee; English kuh-meez] /kɔˈmi; English kəˈmiz/. French.
an assistant, especially to a chef.
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I owe the commis, vhat you call it, fifteen cents for leedle tobac.
BrokeEdwin A. Brown
Commis′sioner, one who holds a commission to perform some business: a member of a commission; Commis′sionership.
Linschoten was "commis" on board, a post which included both the employment of supercargo and that of owners' commissioner.
The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume IIA.E. Nordenskieold
The rules are, however, generally enforced with great civility; but the commis was not civil.
Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and SardiniaThomas Forester
To-day it is ignored by all save the commis voyageur and a comparatively small number of the genuine French touristes.
The Cathedrals of Southern FranceFrancis Miltoun
commis
noun plural -mis
adjective
Word Origin for commis
C16 (meaning: deputy): from French, from commettre to employ, commit
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