commendacioun
Middle English
Alternative forms
- commendacion, comendacioun, comendacion, commendacon
- (Early ME) commendaciun
Etymology
From Old French commendacion, from Latin commendātiō; equivalent to commenden + -acioun.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɔmɛnˌdaːsiˈuːn/, /kɔmɛnˌdaːˈsjuːn/, /kum-/
Noun
commendacioun (uncountable)
- Commendation, extolling; the bestowing of praise.
- The Christian ceremony where one is commended to God after death.
Descendants
- English: commendation
References
- “com(m)endāciǒun, n.” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2020-02-01.