variant of recommander RECOMMAND v.1, and partly < post-classical Latin recommendare to commit, entrust (10th cent.; frequently from 11th cent. in British sources), to [[praise]], commend (13th cent.), to commend in [[prayer]] (14th cent. in British sources) | variant of recommander RECOMMAND v.1, and partly < post-classical Latin recommendare to commit, entrust (10th cent.; frequently from 11th cent. in British sources), to [[praise]], commend (13th cent.), to commend in [[prayer]] (14th cent. in British sources) |