commendation

  • 31commendation — noun formal (C, U) an official statement praising someone, especially someone who has been brave or very successful …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 32Commendation — A contract for vassalage …

    Medieval glossary

  • 33commendation — n 1. approval, approbation, endorsement, reference, sanction; recommendation, good word, glowing terms, pat on the back; acclaim, acclamation, extolment, laudation, kudos, Archaic. magnification; applause, cheering, clapping, plaudits, salvo,… …

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  • 34commendation — com·men·da·tion …

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  • 35commendation — com•men•da•tion [[t]ˌkɒm ənˈdeɪ ʃən[/t]] n. 1) the act of commending; recommendation; praise 2) something that commends, as a formal recommendation or an official citation • Etymology: 1175–1225; ME (< AF) < L …

    From formal English to slang

  • 36commendation — /kɒmənˈdeɪʃən/ (say komuhn dayshuhn) noun 1. the act of commending; recommendation; praise. 2. something that commends. 3. (plural) complimentary greeting …

  • 37commendation — In feudal law, the act by which an owner of alodial land placed himself and his land under the protection of a lord, so as to constitute himself his vassal or feudal tenant …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 38commendation — In feudal law, the act by which an owner of alodial land placed himself and his land under the protection of a lord, so as to constitute himself his vassal or feudal tenant …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 39commendation — Praise; recommendation; the voluntary subjection of a freeman to a lord in order that he might secure the lord s protection …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 40commendation — n. 1 an act of commending or recommending (esp. a person to another s favour). 2 praise. Etymology: ME f. OF f. L commendatio (as COMMEND) …

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