Hypertext Webster Gateway: "commendation"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

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.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

commendation
n 1: an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given
as formal public statement [syn: {citation}]
2: a message expressing a favorable opinion; "words of approval
seldom passed his lips" [syn: {approval}] [ant: {disapproval}]

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