the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. One who holds a benefice in commendam; a commendatary.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. One who holds a benefice in commendam. See commendam.
Word Usage
"The most usual arrangement for the division of the profits of the adventure was that the _commendatarius_ should receive one-fourth and the _commendator_ three-fourths."