self-commendation

noun

1. the act of commending; recommendation; praise: commendation for a job well done.
2. something that commends, as a formal recommendation or an official citation or award: a commendation for bravery.
3. Feudal Law. the placing of oneself or one’s land under the protection of a lord so as to become his vassal.
4. commendations, Archaic. a complimentary greeting or message.

noun

1. the act or an instance of commending; praise
2. an award

n.“expression of approval,” late 14c. (from c.1200 as the name of one of the Offices of the Dead), from Old French commendacion “approval, praise,” from Latin commendationem (nominative commendatio) “recommendation, commendation,” noun of action from past participle stem of commendare (see commend).