Definition of Commendation

Com`men`da´tion
n.1.The act of commending; praise; favorable representation in words; recommendation.
Need we . . . epistles of commendation?
- 2 Cor. iii. 1.
By the commendation of the great officers.
- Bacon.
2.That which is the ground of approbation or praise.
Good nature is the most godlike commendation of a man.
- Dryden.
3.A message of affection or respect; compliments; greeting.
Hark you, Margaret;
No princely commendations to my king?
- Shak.


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