commendationn.[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. A message of affection or respect; compliments; greeting.()Hark you, Margaret;
No princely commendations to my king? (Shak.)