noun
commŏdātĭo
Meaning
- a rendering of service
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Commodare · Mutuum Dare
Commodare means to lend without formality and stipulation, on the supposition of receiving the thing lent again when it is done with. Mutuum dare is to grant a loan on the supposition of receiving an equivalent when the time of the loan expires. Commodatio is an act of kindness; mutuum datio is a matter of business. (iv. 137.)
commŏdātĭo, ōnis, f. 2. commodo,
I. a rendering of service, accommodation:
alternae, App. Trism. p. 81, 16.