n. The act of commending; praise; approbation; favorable representation in words; declaration of esteem.n. That which commends or recommends; a ground of esteem, approbation, or praise.n. Kind remembrance; respects; greeting; message of love: commonly in the plural.n. In feudal law, the cession by a freeman to a lord of dominion over himself and his estate, the freeman thus becoming the vassal and securing the protection of the lord.n. In the medieval church in England, a service consisting of psalms, said in the church over a corpse while the priest was marking and blessing the grave before proceeding to the funeral mass and the burial-service proper.n. Synonyms Recommendation, encomium.