commendatory
1Commendatory — Com*mend a*to*ry, a. [L. commendatorius.] 1. Serving to commend; containing praise or commendation; commending; praising. Commendatory verses. Pope. [1913 Webster] 2. Holding a benefice in commendam; as, a commendatory bishop. Burke. [1913… …
2Commendatory — Com*mend a*to*ry, n. A commendation; eulogy. [R.] Commendatories to our affection. Sharp. [1913 Webster] …
3commendatory — index honorary, meritorious Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
4commendatory — [kə men′də tôr΄ē] adj. [LL commendatorius < L commendator, one who commends] 1. serving to commend; expressing praise or approval 2. recommending …
5commendatory — adjective Date: 1544 serving to commend < commendatory remarks > …
6commendatory — commend ► VERB 1) praise formally or officially. 2) present as suitable or good; recommend. 3) (commend to) archaic or formal entrust to. DERIVATIVES commendation noun commendatory adjective. ORIGIN …
7Commendatory Abbot — • An ecclesiastic, or sometimes a layman, who holds an abbey in commendam Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Commendatory Abbot Commendatory Abbot …
8Commendatory prayer — Commendatory Com*mend a*to*ry, a. [L. commendatorius.] 1. Serving to commend; containing praise or commendation; commending; praising. Commendatory verses. Pope. [1913 Webster] 2. Holding a benefice in commendam; as, a commendatory bishop. Burke …
9commendatory prayer — commendatory prayer, a prayer in the Book of Common Prayer to be used for a person at the point of death, commending his soul to God …
10Commendatory abbot — A commendatory abbot is an ecclesiastic, or sometimes a layman, who holds an abbey in commendam, drawing its revenues but not exercising any authority over its inner monastic discipline. If a commendatory abbot is an ecclesiastic, however, he may …
