*commend*

n. 1. Commendation; praise. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Speak in his just commend. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. pl. Compliments; greetings. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Hearty commends and much endeared love to you. Howell. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Formerly accented on the first syllable.) [ L. commendabilis. ] Worthy of being commended or praised; laudable; praiseworthy. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

There was [ formerly ] some sense for commendams. Selden. [ 1913 Webster ]

Partnership in commendam. See under Partnership. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. commendataire, LL. commendatarius. ] One who holds a living in commendam. [ 1913 Webster ]

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 ]

n. [ LL. ] One who holds a benefice in commendam; a commendatary. Chalmers. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A commendation; eulogy. [ R. ] “Commendatories to our affection.” Sharp. [ 1913 Webster ]

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 ]

n. One who commends or praises. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. 1. To mention with disapprobation; to blame; to disapprove. [ R. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

By commending something in him that is good, and discommending the same fault in others. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To expose to censure or ill favor; to put out of the good graces of any one. [ 1913 Webster ]

A compliance will discommend me to Mr. Coventry. Pepys. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Deserving, disapprobation or blame. -- Dis`com*mend"a*ble*ness, n. [1913 Webster]

n. Blame; censure; reproach. [ R. ] Ayliffe. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who discommends; a dispraiser. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ [ See Commendam. ] (Law) See Commendam, and Partnership in Commendam, under Partnership. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Recommended; p. pr. & vb. n. Recommending. ] [ Pref. re- + commend: cf. F. recommander. ] 1. To commend to the favorable notice of another; to commit to another's care, confidence, or acceptance, with favoring representations; to put in a favorable light before any one; to bestow commendation on; as, he recommended resting the mind and exercising the body. [ 1913 Webster ]

Maecenas recommended Virgil and Horace to Augustus, whose praises . . . have made him precious to posterity. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To make acceptable; to attract favor to. [ 1913 Webster ]

A decent boldness ever meets with friends,
Succeeds, and e'en a stranger recommends. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To commit; to give in charge; to commend. [ 1913 Webster ]

Paul chose Silas and departed, being recommended by the brethren unto the grace of God. Acts xv. 40. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. recommandable. ] Suitable to be recommended; worthy of praise; commendable. Glanvill. -- Rec`om*mend"a*ble*ness, n. -- Rec`om*mend"a*bly, adv. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. recommandation. ] 1. The act of recommending. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The state of being recommended; esteem. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The burying of the dead . . . hath always been had in an extraordinary recommendation amongst the ancient. Sir T. North. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. That which recommends; a recommendation. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Serving to recommend; recommending; commendatory. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who recommends. [ 1913 Webster ]