Pedi means feet and hundreds of years ago, the word impediment referred to shackling one's feet. Now its use has broadened considerably. Impediment is something that blocks or impedes your path.
Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Commissary. A commissary is someone delegated by a superior to execute a duty or an office; in a formal, legal context, one who has received power from a legitimate superior authority to pass judgment in a certain cause or to take information concerning it.
A comptroller definition is a senior accountant in a government organization; however, the duties of a comptroller and controller do not differ. Comptrollers are responsible for the financial accounting reporting, analysis and interpretation to the executive management team