Commendators
Legal definition for Indian law research
Definition
Commendators. During Popery the commendator was the person by whom the fruits of a benefice were levied during a vacancy. He was properly a steward or trustee; but the Pope, who was entitled to grant the higher benefices in commendam, abused the power, and gave them to commendators for their lives, Bell's Dict.
Definitions are for legal research. Always verify meaning in the context of the statute, judgment, or jurisdiction cited.