'Commissariat' definitions:

Definition of 'commissariat'

(from WordNet)
noun
A stock or supply of foods [syn: commissariat, provisions, provender, viands, victuals]

Definition of 'Commissariat'

From: GCIDE
  • Commissariat \Com`mis*sa"ri*at\ (?; 277), n. [F. commissariat.] (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. [1913 Webster]