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commendatory [kəˈmendətrɪ, Am -tɔ:rɪ] ADJ

commendatory

хвале́бный

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The decline of the monastery can be dated to 1419, when it came under the jurisdiction of commendatory abbots. en.wikipedia.org

It became commendatory in 1501. en.wikipedia.org

From the 17th century it underwent a slow decline under a series of commendatory priors. en.wikipedia.org

From the 13th century onwards the monastery decayed badly; the final decline began in 1419, when it came under the jurisdiction of commendatory abbots. en.wikipedia.org

The revenues of the community were separated from those of the commendatory abbots, and the first of a series of triennially appointed regular abbots was appointed. en.wikipedia.org

In case of vacant monasteries the commendatory abbot generally has all the rights and privileges of an actual abbot. en.wikipedia.org

It fell however into the hands of commendatory abbots in 1536. en.wikipedia.org

These secular appointments often gave the position of commendatory abbot to unqualified people who mismanaged their monasteries. en.wikipedia.org

It's also a competition of a rather gentle kind, generous with its certificates of merit and commendatory pats on the back. www.telegraph.co.uk

After the eighth century various attempts were made by popes and councils to regulate the appointment of commendatory abbots. en.wikipedia.org

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