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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Commissariat, -iot, n. Also: -ate, comis(s)-. [F. commissariat.]

1. The office, jurisdiction, or court of a commissar or commissars (in sense 5); the district included in such jurisdiction; the body of commissars. Also attrib. with court, sait (seat).(a) 1564–75 Hamilton & Campsie Test. I. 27 b.
In witnes heirof the seill of office of the said commissariate is affixt 1580 Reg. Privy C. III. 342.
Maister David Russell, clerk of the said commissariat [of St. Andrews] Ib.
Being … informit that the Lordis of Sessioun intendit to dismember the jurisdictioun of the said commissariat 1609 Peebles B. Rec. 75.
In actionis and caussis belanging to the commissariatis jurisdictionis Ib.
Vtheris boundis … subiect of befoir to repair to the commissariatis of Edinburgh and Lawder 1622-6 Bisset II. 57/12.
Followis the erection and instructionis of the commissariatis foirsaidis 1622 Misc. Bann. C. II. 248.
I and the said Samvell … consentis thir presentis be inssert and registrat in the buikes of the Commissariat of Edinburgh 1631 Glasgow B. Rec. II. 2.
The said Iames to deas … the librarie hous laiche for the commissariat sait 1649 Aberd. B. Rec. IV. 95.
To repair the chappell and als mutch thairoff as will be sufficient for commodating of the comissariat(b) a1650 Row 30.
That … Hamilton, a bastard, wes … restored to all his former jurisdiction, and had gotten a judicatorie of commissariot 1649 Aberd. B. Rec. IV. 94.
Within the brughe of Abirdein, quhair … members of the said commissariot duellis Ib. 95.
Condescending willinglie to the transportatioun of the said commissariot 1674 Melrose R. Rec. II. 365.
He being now within the said regality and without the said comisariot 1663 Decis. Lords G. 58.
He did what he could for the time: but then, there was no Commissariot Courts

2. = Commissar n. 4, 5. 1622-6 Bisset II. 52/20. Ib. 53/21.
Everie ane of thir archibischopries and bischopries had and hes there awin severall officiallis (of auld) and of new called commissariattis