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commendatories

commendatories is the plural of commendatory.

Meaning of commendatory

Noun

commendatory (plural commendatories)

  1. (obsolete) That which commends; a commendation; eulogy.
    • To him he adheres, resigns the whole ware-house of his religion, with all the locks and keyes into his custody; and indeed makes the very person of that man his religion; esteems his associating with him a sufficient evidence and commendatory of his own piety.1644, John Milton, Areopagitica, London, page 27

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Questions about commendatories

What is commendatories the plural of?
Commendatories is the plural of commendatory.

Words near commendatories in the dictionary

  1. commendataries
  2. commendatary
  3. commendation
  4. commendations
  5. commendator
  6. commendatories
  7. commendatorily
  8. commendators
  9. commendatory
  10. commended
  11. commendee

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