Comandato

Comandato is a term that derives from the Italian verb comandare, meaning to command or to order. In standard usage, comandato is the past participle of comandare and functions as a verb form in compound tenses (for example, è stato comandato) or as an adjective meaning that something has been commanded or entrusted to command. In everyday Italian, as an independent noun it is uncommon; the participle is typically used to describe a state or action rather than to name a person.

In historical and legal texts, the word can appear in phrases referring to someone who has been commanded or assigned to perform tasks. However, contemporary Italian legal terminology relies on related words such as mandato (mandate) and mandatario (mandatary or agent) to describe representation and agency. The noun form most frequently used in law for an agent or representative is mandatario rather than comandato.

In corporate law, the related term accomandatario appears in the description of certain business forms. In a societa in accomandita semplice (SAS), the general partner with unlimited liability is traditionally called the accomandatario; the standard term does not typically use comandato as the designation for those partners. This makes comandato a less common and less precise term for formal roles in contemporary business law.

Etymology traces comandato to the Latin commandatus, via Italian, with the sense of being commanded or charged with a task. Spelling and usage can vary in older or regional texts, but modern Italian tends to favor mandato, mandatario, or accomandatario for formal concepts of command, representation, and liability.

See also: command, mandate, mandatario, accomandatario, societe in accomandita semplice.