The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Commendatory \Com*mend"a*to*ry\, a. [L. commendatorius.]
   1. Serving to commend; containing praise or commendation;
      commending; praising. "Commendatory verses." --Pope.
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   2. Holding a benefice in commendam; as, a commendatory
      bishop. --Burke.
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   Commendatory prayer (Book of Common Prayer), a prayer read
      over the dying. "The commendatory prayer was said for him,
      and, as it ended, he [William III.] died." --Bp. Burnet.
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