† enˈcomy Obs. rare.
Anglicized form of encomium.
| 1533 Cranmer in Ellis Orig. Lett. i. 114 II. 38 Diverse other encomyes spoken of chyldren. 1542 Becon David's Harp Wks. (1843) 285 He will..lift it up with perpetual encomies, lauds, and praises. 1544 Bale in Sel. Wks. (1849) 7 Many popish parasites..have written large commendations and encomies of those. |