'Commendation' definitions:

Definition of 'commendation'

(from WordNet)
noun
An official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement [syn: citation, commendation]
noun
A message expressing a favorable opinion; "words of approval seldom passed his lips" [syn: approval, commendation] [ant: disapproval]

Definition of 'Commendation'

From: GCIDE
  • Commendation \Com`men*da"tion\, n. [L. commendatio.]
  • 1. The act of commending; praise; favorable representation in words; recommendation. [1913 Webster]
  • Need we . . . epistles of commendation? --2 Cor. iii. 1. [1913 Webster]
  • By the commendation of the great officers. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. That which is the ground of approbation or praise. [1913 Webster]
  • Good nature is the most godlike commendation of a man. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. pl. A message of affection or respect; compliments; greeting. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • Hark you, Margaret; No princely commendations to my king? --Shak. [1913 Webster]