commisn.

Brit.

/ˈkɒmi/,

/ˈkɒmɪs/, U.S.

/kəˈmi/

Inflections: Plural unchanged.

Forms: 1500s commess (Scottish), 1600s– commis.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French commis.

Etymology: < Anglo-Norman and Middle French, French commis representative, deputy, clerk (14th cent.), use as noun of commis , past participle of commettre commit v. Compare post-classical Latin commissus commissioner, delegate (1428 in a British source), use as noun of masculine past participle of committere commit v.

1. Esp. in France or French-speaking countries: a deputy, an assistant; a clerk, frequently in the fur trade (now historical).

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > delegated authority > one having delegated or derived authority > [noun] > one to whom a commission is given

commissary1395

commissioner1414

committee1472

commissionar1496

commissionary1555

commis1573

commissionaire1641

commissionee1647

commissaire1791

commendatary1852

commish1871

1573 in T. Thomson Coll. Inventories Royal Wardrobe (1815) 187 I send to Servais wife and to his commess the pasmentar in the abbay, and causit thame graith me ane chalmer.

1627 W. Bradford in Coll. Mass. Hist. Soc. (1794) 1st Ser. III. 54 He was their upper commis, or chief merchant and second to the Governour.

1697 D. Jones Secret Hist. White-Hall i. 1 Interpreter for the English Affairs to the Principal Commis or Clark of the Dispatches under the Marquess De Louvois.

1782 Ann. Reg. 1780 Hist. Europe 129/1 This clerk in office, this commis, contrary to all military establishments,..was now a lieutenant-colonel.

1816 Monthly Rev. Aug. App. 523 He..remained there above five years in a capacity..of Commis or Clerk to an officer in the civil service of the French government.

1862 W. B. Cheadle Jrnl. 22 Dec. in Jrnl. Trip across Canada (1931) 97 Sinclair the commis from Carlton to Lac Vert with flour & pemmican for the fort there.

1938 A. Sullivan Fur Masters iv. 63 When the day of embarkation dawned the commis were hard driven to recollect their companies.

2012 R. Kingston Bureaucrats & Bourgeois Society ii. v. 105 A son's metamorphosis from unpaid supernumerary into salaried commis depended on the help and guidance offered him during his initial placement.

a. More fully commis waiter. A junior waiter.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > serving food > [noun] > server of food > in inn or restaurant > waiter's assistant

omnibus1888

bus1902

busboy1904

piccolo1904

commis1930

1930 A. Bennett Imperial Palace xiv. 83 English waiters..don't care how they look... I mean the commis, of course, the youths in the long aprons.

1940 Irish Times 29 Nov. 2/1 (advt.) Young waiter by hotel lounge, some experience necessary; also commis waiter wanted.

1963 Listener 3 Oct. 520/3 Five-pound-a-week commis waiter.

2014 Leicester Mercury (Nexis) 26 Sept. 18 The commis waiter..is essentially the runner between the waiting staff and the chefs in the kitchen.

b. More fully commis chef. A junior chef.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > cooking > cook > [noun] > chef's or cook's assistant

swamper1907

commis1943

1943 Scotsman 13 Aug. 1/7 (advt.) Commis chef, first-class, required by large club.

1970 N. Freeling Kitchen Bk. iv. 32 The commis take surreptitious swigs whenever they can but wine is cheap and the sin venial.

2009 M. Ali In Kitchen 207 And what is a commis chef for? Chopping vegetables, that's what.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	commis
释义	commisn. Brit. /ˈkɒmi/, /ˈkɒmɪs/, U.S. /kəˈmi/ Inflections: Plural unchanged. Forms: 1500s commess (Scottish), 1600s– commis. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French commis. Etymology: < Anglo-Norman and Middle French, French commis representative, deputy, clerk (14th cent.), use as noun of commis , past participle of commettre commit v. Compare post-classical Latin commissus commissioner, delegate (1428 in a British source), use as noun of masculine past participle of committere commit v. 1. Esp. in France or French-speaking countries: a deputy, an assistant; a clerk, frequently in the fur trade (now historical). ΘΚΠ society > authority > delegated authority > one having delegated or derived authority > [noun] > one to whom a commission is given commissary1395 commissioner1414 committee1472 commissionar1496 commissionary1555 commis1573 commissionaire1641 commissionee1647 commissaire1791 commendatary1852 commish1871 1573 in T. Thomson Coll. Inventories Royal Wardrobe (1815) 187 I send to Servais wife and to his commess the pasmentar in the abbay, and causit thame graith me ane chalmer. 1627 W. Bradford in Coll. Mass. Hist. Soc. (1794) 1st Ser. III. 54 He was their upper commis, or chief merchant and second to the Governour. 1697 D. Jones Secret Hist. White-Hall i. 1 Interpreter for the English Affairs to the Principal Commis or Clark of the Dispatches under the Marquess De Louvois. 1782 Ann. Reg. 1780 Hist. Europe 129/1 This clerk in office, this commis, contrary to all military establishments,..was now a lieutenant-colonel. 1816 Monthly Rev. Aug. App. 523 He..remained there above five years in a capacity..of Commis or Clerk to an officer in the civil service of the French government. 1862 W. B. Cheadle Jrnl. 22 Dec. in Jrnl. Trip across Canada (1931) 97 Sinclair the commis from Carlton to Lac Vert with flour & pemmican for the fort there. 1938 A. Sullivan Fur Masters iv. 63 When the day of embarkation dawned the commis were hard driven to recollect their companies. 2012 R. Kingston Bureaucrats & Bourgeois Society ii. v. 105 A son's metamorphosis from unpaid supernumerary into salaried commis depended on the help and guidance offered him during his initial placement. 2. a. More fully commis waiter. A junior waiter. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > serving food > [noun] > server of food > in inn or restaurant > waiter's assistant omnibus1888 bus1902 busboy1904 piccolo1904 commis1930 1930 A. Bennett Imperial Palace xiv. 83 English waiters..don't care how they look... I mean the commis, of course, the youths in the long aprons. 1940 Irish Times 29 Nov. 2/1 (advt.) Young waiter by hotel lounge, some experience necessary; also commis waiter wanted. 1963 Listener 3 Oct. 520/3 Five-pound-a-week commis waiter. 2014 Leicester Mercury (Nexis) 26 Sept. 18 The commis waiter..is essentially the runner between the waiting staff and the chefs in the kitchen. b. More fully commis chef. A junior chef. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > cooking > cook > [noun] > chef's or cook's assistant swamper1907 commis1943 1943 Scotsman 13 Aug. 1/7 (advt.) Commis chef, first-class, required by large club. 1970 N. Freeling Kitchen Bk. iv. 32 The commis take surreptitious swigs whenever they can but wine is cheap and the sin venial. 2009 M. Ali In Kitchen 207 And what is a commis chef for? Chopping vegetables, that's what. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1573
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