In commendam \In com*men"dam\ [See {Commendam}.] (Law) See {Commendam}, and {Partnership in Commendam}, under {Partnership}. [1913 Webster]
IN COMMENDAM. The state or condition of a church living, which is void or vacant, and it is commended to the care of some one. In, Louisiana, there is a species of partnership called a partnership in commendam. Vide Commendam.