commendatory

& s. [Low Lat. commendator i us, from commend at us, pa. par. of com men do=to intrust, to enjoin.] [COM MEN DATARY.] A. As adjective: IMG:content-0280.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-0281.png:[blocks in formation] *com-mens-al-Ism, s. [Eng. commensal; -ism.] 2. The quality or state of being commensurate or 1. Ord. Lang.: The same as COMMENSALITY (q.v.). 2. Zool.: The term used by Van Beneden to describe the union which sometimes exists between non-parasitic animals, as when an actinia fixes itself on the back of a crab. (Ro iter.) [COMMENSAL.] *com-men-săl-1-ty, s. [Eng. commensal; -ity.] The act or practice of partaking of food at the same table; fellowship in eating. *com-men-sā'-tion, s. [Low Lat.commensatio : Lat.com= con , and mensa =a table.] The same as COMMENSALITY (q. v.). "When Daniel would not pollute himself with the diet of the Babylonians, he probably declined pagan com mens at i on,.."- Sir T. Brown: Miscel. Tracts, p. 15.