An expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones.
Something mailed by a seller to a collector to match their stated interests; the collector can approve of or return the item.
An expression granting permission; an indication of agreement with a proposal; an acknowledgement that a person, thing, or event meets requirements.
Warm praise, especially a formal expression of such praise; a tribute.
The eighth exercise in the progymnasmata series.
A method within rhetorical pedagogy.
A general category of oratory.
A genre of literature that included five elements: prologue, birth and upbringing, acts of the person's life, comparisons used to praise the subject, and an epilogue.