† coˈmmendo Obs.
[ad. It. or med.L. comenda; in quot. 1628 perh. only a grandiose alteration of commend n.: see -ado.]
1. = commenda, commandery.
| 1598 Florio, Comendatore, one that hath commendoes [1611 Comendas] put to his charge. |
2. = commend n. 2, recommendation.
| 1628 Venner Bathes of Bath (1650) 361 By these commendoes he gets Patients. |