COMMENDATOR
Com*mend"a*tor ( or ), n. Etym: [LL.]
Defn: One who holds a benefice in commendam; a commendatary.
Chalmers.
COMMENDATORY
Com*mend"a*to*ry, a. Etym: [L. commendatorius.]
1. Serving to commend; containing praise or commendation; commending; praising. "Commendatory verses." Pope.
2. Holding a benefice in commendam; as, a commendatory bishop. Burke. 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.
COMMENDATORY
Com*mend"a*to*ry, n.
Defn: A commendation; eulogy. [R.] "Commendatories to our affection."
Sharp.
COMMENDER
Com*mend"er, n.
Defn: One who commends or praises.
COMMENSAL Com*men"sal, n. Etym: [LL. commensalis; L. com- + mensa table: cf. F. commensal. Cf. Mensal.]