See Also: commendam(dictionary)
in commendam(dictionary)
IN COMMENDAM(law)

pneumatophore (iou) and in commendam (iou)


pneumatophore (iou)



pneumatophore noun. M19.
[from PNEUMATO- + -PHORE.]
Zoology. A specialized part of a siphonophore colony containing an air-sac and serving as a float. M19.
Botany. In mangroves and similar plants of waterlogged soils, an aerial root extending from the main root, with numerous lenticels which are thought to promote the passage of oxygen. E20.

in commendam (iou)



in commendam adverbial phr. M17.
[Latin dare in commendam give (a benefice) in charge or trust, from commendare COMMEND verb.]
Ecclesiastical History. With the revenues of a benefice accruing to the holder (orig., temporarily, pending the arrival of a new incumbent, later, for life, esp. when a former incumbent was allowed to retain his benefice and its revenues following preferment).