commissariat Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a stock or supply of foods
    provender; victuals; provisions; viands.

WordNet

Com`mis*sa"ri*at noun
Etymology
F. commissariat.
Definitions
  1. (Mil.) (a) The organized system by which armies and military posts are supplied with food and daily necessaries. (b) The body of officers charged with such service.

Webster 1913