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Commendatory \Com*mend"a*to*ry\, a. [L. commendatorius.]
1. Serving to commend; containing praise or commendation;
commending; praising. "Commendatory verses." --Pope.
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2. Holding a benefice in commendam; as, a commendatory
bishop. --Burke.
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{Commendatory prayer} (Book of Common Prayer), a prayer read
over the dying. "The commendatory prayer was said for him,
and, as it ended, he [William III.] died." --Bp. Burnet.
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