Commendatory

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Commendatory \Com*mend"a*to*ry\, n.
     A commendation; eulogy. [R.] "Commendatories to our
     affection." --Sharp.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Commendatory \Com*mend"a*to*ry\, a. [L. commendatorius.]
     1. Serving to commend; containing praise or commendation;
        commending; praising. "Commendatory verses." --Pope.
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     2. Holding a benefice in commendam; as, a commendatory
        bishop. --Burke.
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     {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.
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