commendaticius

commendātĭcĭus or -tĭus, a, um, adj. [commendatio],

• serving for commendation, commendatory (very rare): litterae, letters of recommendation or introduction, Cic. Fam. 5, 5, 1; cf. Dig. 41, 1, 65; so, tabellae, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 66, § 148; and absol., commendaticiae, ārum, f., Aug. in Macr. S. 2, 4, 15.

commendātīcius, a, um (commendatus), zur Empfehlung geeignet, Empfehlungs-, litterae, tabellae, Cic.: epistula, Vulg. 2. Cor. 3, 1. – subst., commendātīciae, ārum, f. (sc. litterae), Empfehlungsschreiben, August. b. Macr. sat. 2, 4, 15.

commendaticius [CL] , recommendatory. b (as sb. f. pl., sc. litterae) recommendation, testimonial. cum ‥ tradidissent archiepiscopo ‥ scripta ~ia ‥ pontificis Bede HE IV 1; 786 ut nullus de alterius titulo presbiterum ‥ suscipere presumat absque ‥ literis ~iis Alcuin Ep. 3; ‘sine literis ordinariorum suorum ~iis’, sic dictis quia continent testimonium sive commendacionem de vita, honestate et moribus ordinandi Lyndw. 47h.  b licet ~iis non indigeatur ubi meritorum loquitur evidentia Ad. Marsh Ep. 10; 1385 quod ‥ compareant ‥ presbiteri ‥ ordinum suorum litteras vel ~ias ‥ exhibituri Reg. Heref. 79.

commendātīcĭus, (16) a, um (commendatus), de recommandation : Cic. Fam. 5, 5, 1 ; [abs^t ] commendaticiæ (s.-ent. litteræ ), lettre de recommandation : August. d. Macr. Sat. 2, 4, 15.

commendātīcius (not -tītius), adj.

• commen do, commendatory: litterae, letters of recommen dation, an introduction: tabellae.