commendation

  • 21Commendation ceremony — David Bruce, King of Scotland, acknowledges Edward III of England as his feudal lord (1346), in a ms of Froissart s Chronicles, c.1410 A commendation ceremony (commendatio) is a formal ceremony that evolved during the Early Medieval period to… …

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  • 22commendation — noun Date: 14th century 1. a. an act of commending b. something (as a formal citation) that commends 2. archaic compliment …

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  • 23commendation — noun a) The act of commending; praise; favorable representation in words; recommendation. b) That which is the ground of approbation or praise …

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  • 24Commendation — Term used to describe the relationship between man and lord. *DB assumed everyone had a lord, even the king, who was subject to God. At its heart was the idea that a man placed himself under the protection of his lord. The practice began in the… …

    Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases

  • 25commendation — Synonyms and related words: acknowledgment, appreciation, assignment, blurb, boost, buildup, commitment, consignment, delegation, enfeoffment, entrustment, good word, honorable mention, hype, infeodation, infeudation, plug, promotion, puff,… …

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  • 26commendation — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Approbation] Syn. tribute, approval, acclamation, approbation; see honor 1 , praise 1 , recommendation 1 , tribute 1 . 2. [A tribute] Syn. citation, honor, award; see praise 2 , prize . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n.… …

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  • 27commendation — com|men|da|tion [ˌkɔmənˈdeıʃən US ˌka: ] n [U and C] formal an official statement praising someone, especially someone who has been brave or very successful …

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  • 28commendation — com|men|da|tion [ ,kamən deıʃn ] noun 1. ) uncount FORMAL official or public praise 2. ) count an official prize given to someone who has done something very good or brave …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 29commendation — com·men·dation || ‚kÉ’men deɪʃn n. praise, acclaim; citation …

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  • 30commendation — n. 1. Recommendation, approval, approbation, good opinion. 2. Praise, encomium, eulogy, panegyric, good word …

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