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commentator [ˈkɒmənteıtə] N

commentary [ˈkɒməntərı] N

commendable ADJ

mandatory [ˈmændətərı] ADJ

2. mandatory:

mandatory
强迫的 qiǎngpòde
mandatory
义务的 yìwùde
▶ mandatorily ADV

commentate [ˈkɒmənteıt] VB intr (on)

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conservatory [kənˈsɜːvətərı] N

I . cosignatory [ˈkəʊˈsıgnətərı] N

II . cosignatory [ˈkəʊˈsıgnətərı] ADJ

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It became commendatory in 1501.
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The decline of the monastery can be dated to 1419, when it came under the jurisdiction of commendatory abbots.
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These secular appointments often gave the position of commendatory abbot to unqualified people who mismanaged their monasteries.
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After the eighth century various attempts were made by popes and councils to regulate the appointment of commendatory abbots.
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In 1763 the abbey again fell under a commendatory abbot and building work stopped.
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It's also a competition of a rather gentle kind, generous with its certificates of merit and commendatory pats on the back.
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By 1762 the monastery, which had meanwhile fallen into the hands of commendatory abbots, comprised only two monks.
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The abbey began to decline after this, especially from the early 16th century, when commendatory abbots acquired authority.
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It fell however into the hands of commendatory abbots in 1536.
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From the 17th century it underwent a slow decline under a series of commendatory priors.
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