Commissioned

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Commission \Com*mis"sion\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Commissioned};
     p. pr & vb. n. {Commissioning}.]
     1. To give a commission to; to furnish with a commission; to
        empower or authorize; as, to commission persons to perform
        certain acts; to commission an officer.
        [1913 Webster]


  
     2. To send out with a charge or commission.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              A chosen band
              He first commissions to the Latian land. --Dryden.
  
     Syn: To appoint; depute; authorize; empower; delegate;
          constitute; ordain.

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  commissioned \commissioned\ adj.
     1. (Mil.) holding by virtue of a commission a rank of second
        lieutenant or ensign or above; -- of military officers.
        Contrasts with {noncommissioned}.
        [WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. given official approval to act; as, commissioned broker.
  
     Syn: accredited, licensed, licenced.
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     3. created according to an order; as, a commissioned
        painting.
        [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  commissioned
       adj 1: of military officers; holding by virtue of a commission a
              rank of second lieutenant or ensign or above [ant: {noncommissioned}]
       2: given official approval to act; "an accredited college";
          "commissioned broker"; "licensed pharmacist"; "authorized
          representative" [syn: {accredited}, {licensed}, {licenced}]