'Commendatory' definitions:
Definition of 'Commendatory'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Commendatory'
From: GCIDE
- Commendatory \Com*mend"a*to*ry\, n. A commendation; eulogy. [R.] "Commendatories to our affection." --Sharp. [1913 Webster]