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commissioned

/kəˈmɪʃənd/ adjective C1
  1. Holding a commission; officially appointed.
  2. Specially ordered.
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The count, however, has commissioned me to assure you that two or three days’ rest, with plenty of barley for their sole food during that time, will bring them back to as fine, that is as terrifying, a condition as they were in yesterday.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 500 · C1
“Had you commissioned me?” said Monte Cristo, feigning uneasiness.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 701 · C1
They have commissioned me to write to the major to demand papers, and here they are.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 853 · C1

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