someone who assists a priest or minister in a liturgical service; a cleric ordained in the highest of the minor orders in the Roman Ca…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: vacant, living, benefice, commended, cleric.
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Commendam
A vacant living or benefice commended to a cleric (usually a bishop) who enjoyed the revenue until a pastor was provided. A living so held was said to be held in commendam. The practice was abolished by law in 1836.
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