Early life. 1  The life of this vigorous ruler of an empire ranging initially from the Persian Gulf to Cilicia, Syria, and Egypt can be largely reconstructed from his autobiographical annals and royal correspondence. His father, Esarhaddon, appointed him crown prince of Assyria in May 672 bc to avert a dynastic struggle.
commissioned (adj) (of military officers) holding by virtue of a commission a rank of second lieutenant or ensign or above. accredited, commissioned, licensed, licenced (adj) given official approval to act an accredited college; commissioned broker; licensed pharmacist; authorized representative
Definition of commission for English Language Learners. : 1  a group of people who have been given the official job of finding information about something or controlling something. : 2  an amount of money paid to an employee for selling something. : 3  the act of committing a crime.