Recommendation
Recommendation (r?k`?m*m?n*d?"sh?n) , noun
[Compare French recommandation.]
1.
The act of recommending.
2.
That which recommends, or commends to favor; anything procuring, or tending to procure, a favorable reception, or to secure acceptance and adoption; as, he brought excellent recommendations.
3.
The state of being recommended; esteem. [Rare]
The burying of the dead... hath always been had in an extraordinary recommendation amongst the ancient.