Commendation
commendation (?), n. (L.commendatio.) 1. The act of
commending; praise; favorable representation in words;
recommendation.
Need we . . . epistles of commendation?
2 Cor. iii. 1.
By the commendation of the great
officers.
Bacon.
2. That which is the ground of
approbation or praise.
Good nature is the most godlike
commendation of a man.
Dryden.
3. pl. A message of affection or
respect; compliments; greeting. (Obs.)
Hark you, Margaret;
No princely commendations to my king?
Shak.
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