commendatory in a sentence

Examples

1. A commendatory letter from Erasmus gained him the good offices of exegetical lectures on the New Testament.
2. Choosing a prior by the chapter of the congregation partly avoided the disadvantages of a commendatory abbot.
3. He wrote a commendatory poem for the " Theatrum Orbis Terrarum " of Abraham Ortelius.
4. He held a similar position under Pope Nicholas V, who bestowed two lucrative commendatory abbacies on him.
5. From the 17th century on, Solesmes Abbey underwent a slow decline under a series of commendatory priors.
6. Whatever he did, Woodward received a commendatory letter from the Secretary of the Navy for his activities.
7. He contributed a commendatory sonnet to James Melville's " Spirituall Propine ", 1589.
8. He gained the appreciation of the pope who made him commendatory abbot of S . Pietro di Muleggio.
9. The volume contained commendatory verses by Michael Drayton, among others, and was dedicated to Prince Charles.
10. After the eighth century various attempts were made by popes and councils to regulate the appointment of commendatory abbots.