COMMENDATION, noun

1. The act of commending; praise; favorable representation in words; declaration of esteem.

Need we, as some other, letters of commendation 2 Corinthians 3:1.

2. Ground of esteem, approbation or praise; that which presents a person or thing to another in a favorable light, and renders worthy of regard, or acceptance.

Good-nature is the most godlike commendation of a man.

3. Service; respects; message of love.