commendatore

noun

com·​men·​da·​to·​re

kəˌmendəˈtōrē,

(ˌ)käˌm-

plural -s

: a member of an Italian honorary order of chivalry who ranks next above an officer and next below a grand officer

Word History

Etymology

Italian, from Medieval Latin commendator

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