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View synonyms for commendatory

commendatory

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

adjective

  1. serving to commend; approving; praising.
  2. holding a benefice in commendam.
  3. held in commendam.

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Other Words From

  • noncom·menda·tory adjective
  • subcom·menda·tory adjective
  • uncom·menda·tory adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of commendatory1

1545–55; < Late Latin commendātōrius, equivalent to commendā ( re ) to commend + -tōrius -tory 1

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