Bible Dictionaries
Commendatory

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(a.) Serving to commend; containing praise or commendation; commending; praising.

(2):

(n.) A commendation; eulogy.

(3):

(a.) Holding a benefice in commendam; as, a commendatory bishop.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Commendatory'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/commendatory.html. 1828.