commendation

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

COMMENDATION, noun 1. The act of commending; praise; favorable representation in words; declaration of esteem. Need we, as some other, letters of commendation 2 Corinthians 3:1. 2. Ground of esteem, approbation or praise; that which presents a person or thing to another in a favorable light, and renders worthy of regard, or acceptance. Good-nature is the most godlike commendation of a man. 3. Service; respects; message of love.
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