commendatory

[ kuh-men-duh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]

/ kəˈmɛn dəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /

serving to commend; approving; praising.

holding a benefice in commendam.

held in commendam.

Origin of commendatory

1545–55; < Late Latin commendātōrius, equivalent to commendā(re) to commend + -tōrius -tory¹

non·com·men·da·to·ry, adjective sub·com·mend·a·to·ry, adjective un·com·mend·a·to·ry, adjective

commendable commendatory

New plates were added, and, after the manner of the time, commendatory verses.

Andrew Lang's Introduction to The Compleat Angler |Andrew Lang
The volume is introduced by commendatory sonnets, including one by Alexander Montgomerie.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 2 |Various
His first work was a translation from Ovid, followed by commendatory verses prefixed to certain plays of Jonson.

A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature |John W. Cousin
Strengthened with commendatory letters from the Pope, they visited the English Court.

Medival Byways |Louis F. Salzmann

About 250 commendatory Notices on the above Works have appeared.

Notes and Queries, Vol. V, Number 122, February 28, 1852 |Various