Noncommissioned \Non`com*mis"sioned\, a.
Not having a commission.
{Noncommissioned officer} (Mil.), a subordinate officer not
appointed by a commission from the chief executive or
supreme authority of the State; but by the Secretary of
War or by the commanding officer of the regiment.
noncommissioned officer
n : a military officer appointed from enlisted personnel [syn: {noncom}]