commendātor, ōris, m. [commendo],
one who commends , a commender (in post-Aug. prose; cf., however, commendatrix): fautor et commendator, Plin. Ep. 6, 23, 4; Vop. Prob. 2; Symm. Ep. 1, 40 al.
·noun One who holds a benefice in commendam; a commendatary. ...
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