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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.

RELATED WORDS

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

Nearby words

  1. commencement,
  2. commend,
  3. commendable,
  4. commendam,
  5. commendation,
  6. commensal,
  7. commensalism,
  8. commensurable,
  9. commensurate,
  10. comment

Origin of commendatory

1545–55; < Late Latin commendātōrius, equivalent to commendā(re) to commend + -tōrius -tory1
Related formsnon·com·men·da·to·ry, adjectivesub·com·mend·a·to·ry, adjectiveun·com·mend·a·to·ry, adjective
Can be confusedcommendable commendatory
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