commandement

English

Noun

commandement (plural commandements)

1. Obsolete spelling of commandment.

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French

Etymology

commander +‎ -ment

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ.mɑ̃d.mɑ̃/

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Noun

commandement m (plural commandements)

1. command, order
2. (similitude) commandment; rule or law imposed by a superior power (as in the 10 commandments)
3. (metonymie) authority, power to command, to give orders; command (in this second, figurative sense)

Further reading

• “commandement”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Middle English

Noun

commandement

1. Alternative form of comaundement