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Commendable
Commendable Com*mend"a*ble, a. Note: (Formerly accented on the first syllable.) [L. commendabilis.] Worthy of being commended or praised; laudable; praiseworthy. Order and decent ceremonies in the church are not only comely but commendable. --Bacon. -- Com*mend"a*ble*ness, n. -- Com*mend"a*bly, adv.
Commendableness
Commendable Com*mend"a*ble, a. Note: (Formerly accented on the first syllable.) [L. commendabilis.] Worthy of being commended or praised; laudable; praiseworthy. Order and decent ceremonies in the church are not only comely but commendable. --Bacon. -- Com*mend"a*ble*ness, n. -- Com*mend"a*bly, adv.
Commendably
Commendable Com*mend"a*ble, a. Note: (Formerly accented on the first syllable.) [L. commendabilis.] Worthy of being commended or praised; laudable; praiseworthy. Order and decent ceremonies in the church are not only comely but commendable. --Bacon. -- Com*mend"a*ble*ness, n. -- Com*mend"a*bly, adv.
Commendam
Commendam Com*men"dam, n. [LL. dare in commendam to give into trust.] (Eng. Eccl. Law) A vacant living or benefice commended to a cleric (usually a bishop) who enjoyed the revenue until a pastor was provided. A living so held was said to be held in commendam. The practice was abolished by law in 1836. There was [formerly] some sense for commendams. --Selden. Partnership in commendam. See under Partnership.
Commendatary
Commendatary Com*mend"a*ta*ry, n. [Cf. F. commendataire, LL. commendatarius.] One who holds a living in commendam.
Commendation
Commendation Com`men*da"tion, n. [L. commendatio.] 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. pl. A message of affection or respect; compliments; greeting. [Obs.] Hark you, Margaret; No princely commendations to my king? --Shak.
Commendator
Commendator Com*mend"a*tor (? or ?), n. [LL.] One who holds a benefice in commendam; a commendatary. --Chalmers.
Commendatory
Commendatory Com*mend"a*to*ry, a. [L. commendatorius.] 1. Serving to commend; containing praise or commendation; commending; praising. ``Commendatory verses.' --Pope. 2. Holding a benefice in commendam; as, a commendatory bishop. --Burke. 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.
Commendatory
Commendatory Com*mend"a*to*ry, n. A commendation; eulogy. [R.] ``Commendatories to our affection.' --Sharp.
Commendatory prayer
Commendatory Com*mend"a*to*ry, a. [L. commendatorius.] 1. Serving to commend; containing praise or commendation; commending; praising. ``Commendatory verses.' --Pope. 2. Holding a benefice in commendam; as, a commendatory bishop. --Burke. 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.
Discommendable
Discommendable Dis`com*mend"a*ble, a. Deserving, disapprobation or blame. -- Dis`com*mend"a*ble*ness, n.
Discommendableness
Discommendable Dis`com*mend"a*ble, a. Deserving, disapprobation or blame. -- Dis`com*mend"a*ble*ness, n.
Discommendation
Discommendation Dis*com`men*da"tion, n. Blame; censure; reproach. [R.] --Ayliffe.
In commendam
In commendam In com*men"dam [See Commendam.] (Law) See Commendam, and Partnership in Commendam, under Partnership.
Partnership in commendam
Commendam Com*men"dam, n. [LL. dare in commendam to give into trust.] (Eng. Eccl. Law) A vacant living or benefice commended to a cleric (usually a bishop) who enjoyed the revenue until a pastor was provided. A living so held was said to be held in commendam. The practice was abolished by law in 1836. There was [formerly] some sense for commendams. --Selden. Partnership in commendam. See under Partnership.
Recommendation
Recommendation Rec`om*men*da"tion (r?k`?m*m?n*d?"sh?n), n. [Cf. F. recommandation.] 1. The act of recommending. 2. That which recommends, or commends to favor; anything procuring, or tending to procure, a favorable reception, or to secure acceptance and adoption; as, he brought excellent recommendations. 3. The state of being recommended; esteem. [R.] The burying of the dead . . . hath always been had in an extraordinary recommendation amongst the ancient. --Sir T. North.
Recommendative
Recommendative Rec`om*mend"a*tive (-m?nd"?*t?v), n. That which recommends; a recommendation. [Obs.]
Recommendatory
Recommendatory Rec`om*mend"a*to*ry (-?*t?*r?), a. Serving to recommend; recommending; commendatory. --Swift.

Meaning of Commenda from wikipedia

- The commenda was a medieval contract which developed in Italy around the 13th century, and was an early form of limited partnership. The commenda was...
- Othmar Commenda (born 29 May 1954) is a retired General of the Austrian Armed Forces and former Chief of its General Staff. After his basic military service...
- organization known as the commenda appeared in the 10th century that was generally used for financing maritime trade. In a commenda, the traveling trader...
- similar to the institution of the commenda later used in western Europe, though whether the qirad transformed into the commenda or the two institutions evolved...
- Komenda (pronounced [kɔˈmɛːnda]; German: Commenda) is a village in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. It is the seat of the Muni****lity of Komenda...
- systems. In ****an, it is called a gōshi gaisha. Its name derives from the commenda, an early Italian medieval form of limited partnership. In Indonesia, it...
- Chiugiana-La Commenda is a frazione of the comune of Corciano in the Province of Perugia, Umbria, central Italy. It stands at an elevation of 284 metres...
- In canon law, commenda (or in commendam) was a form of transferring an ecclesiastical benefice in trust to the custody of a patron. The phrase in commendam...
- historical churches are the Commandery of the Saint John's Order called Commenda di San Giovanni di Prèl [it], San Matteo, San Donato, Santa Maria di Castello...
- created, in particular through the widespread form of partnership called commenda, very po****r with Italian merchant bankers. Florentine merchant banks...