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From commissioner + -ate (forms nouns denoting a rank or office, here the concrete charge of it).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: Part of a district placed under the control of a police commissioner. Full definition →
From commissioner + -ate (forms nouns denoting a rank or office, here the concrete charge of it).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.