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commendatory

[ kuh-men-duh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]
/ kəˈmɛn dəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /
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adjective

serving to commend; approving; praising.
holding a benefice in commendam.
held in commendam.

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Origin of commendatory

1545–55; <Late Latin commendātōrius, equivalent to commendā(re) to commend + -tōrius-tory1

OTHER WORDS FROM commendatory

non·com·men·da·to·ry, adjectivesub·com·mend·a·to·ry, adjectiveun·com·mend·a·to·ry, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH commendatory

commendable, commendatory

Words nearby commendatory

commencement, commend, commendable, commendam, commendation, commendatory, commensal, commensalism, commensurable, commensurate, comment
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Words related to commendatory

acclamatory, approbatory, congratulatory, favorable, laudatory, positive, applauding, praiseful, praising

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