Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Commendation \Com`men*da"tion\, n. [L. commendatio.]
   1. The act of commending; praise; favorable representation in
      words; recommendation.

            Need we . . . epistles of commendation? --2 Cor.
                                                  iii. 1.

            By the commendation of the great officers. --Bacon.

   2. That which is the ground of approbation or praise.

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

   3. pl. A message of affection or respect; compliments;
      greeting. [Obs.]

            Hark you, Margaret; No princely commendations to my
            king?                                 --Shak.

Source : WordNet®

commendation
     n 1: an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given
          as formal public statement [syn: {citation}]
     2: a message expressing a favorable opinion; "words of approval
        seldom passed his lips" [syn: {approval}] [ant: {disapproval}]