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commendatory |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Commendatory \Com*mend"a*to*ry\, a. [L. commendatorius.] 1. Serving to commend; containing praise or commendation; commending; praising. ``Commendatory verses.'' --Pope. 2. Holding a benefice in commendam; as a commendatory bishop. --Burke. {Commendatory prayer} (Book of Common Prayer), a prayer read over the dying. ``The commendatory prayer was said for him and as it ended, he [William III.] died.'' --Bp. Burnet. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Commendatory \Com*mend"a*to*ry\, n. A commendation; eulogy. [R.] ``Commendatories to our affection.'' --Sharp.
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