Commendation /(?)/

Com·men·da·tion

Commendation

n.
  1. The act of commending; praise; favorable representation in words; recommendation.
    Need we . . . epistles of commendation?
    — 2 Cor. iii. 1.
    By the commendation of the great officers.
  2. That which is the ground of approbation or praise.
    Good nature is the most godlike commendation of a man.
  3. A message of affection or respect; compliments; greeting. [Obs.]
    Hark you, Margaret; No princely commendations to my king?