different between commissioner vs quadrumvir

English

Etymology

From Middle English commissioner, from Anglo-Norman commissionaire, from Medieval Latin commissi?n?rius. Doublet of commissionaire. See commission.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /k??m???n?/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /k??m???n?/
• Hyphenation: com?mis?sion?er

Noun

commissioner (plural commissioners)

1. A member of a commission.
2. Someone commissioned to perform certain duties.
3. An official in charge of a government department, especially a police force.
4. Someone who commissions something.
   • 2018, Elena Cooper, Art and Modern Copyright: The Contested Image (page 164)

     […] the 'private nature' of commissioned pictures, particularly portraits, was frequently mentioned as the justification for two types of proposal: the ownership of painting copyright by the commissioner, or ownership of painting copyright by the artist […]

Derived terms

• commissioneress

Translations

Anagrams

• recommission

English

Etymology

From quadri- (“four”) + the second part of triumvir (“rule by three men”). Cf. Latin quattuorvir.

Noun

quadrumvir (plural quadrumvirs)

1. Synonym of quattuorvir.