discommendation
English
editEtymology
editFrom dis- + commendation.
Noun
editdiscommendation (countable and uncountable, plural discommendations)
- (archaic) blame; censure; reproach; shunning
- 1726, John Ayliffe, Parergon Juris Canonici Anglicani:
- And Tully assigns three several Motives, whereby, without any Discommendation in those Times, a Man might be drawn to become an Accuser of others.
- 1990, Drew Deighan, Sins of the Father[1], Star Trek: The Next Generation
- WORF: Allow my brother to return to his life. Only you need know his true bloodline.
DURAS: Not acceptable. His honor would demand revenge.
WORF: If you allow him to live, I will give you something that will serve your purpose far more than my death. I will accept...discommendation.
- WORF: Allow my brother to return to his life. Only you need know his true bloodline.