Commendatory /(?)/

Com·mend·a·to·ry

Commendatory

a.
  1. Serving to commend; containing praise or commendation; commending; praising.
  2. Holding a benefice in commendam; as, a commendatory bishop.

Phrases & Compounds
Commendatory prayer
a prayer read over the dying.

Commendatory

n.
  1. A commendation; eulogy. [R.]