Definitions
An order or authority to direct; also control of something.
Word origin
From Middle English commanden, commaunden, comaunden, comanden, from Old French comander, from Late Latin commandāre, from Latin commendāre. Ultimately from Latin com- + mandō (whence ultimately also commend (a doublet), mandate, and recommend), from manus + -dō.
Used in a sentence
“I was given a command to cease shooting.”
“to have command of an army”
“GAGE, at that time, had command of troops near the lakes; and fearing an attack from the Indians, had called for some new recruits from Massachusetts; but the Assembly judged them not necessary.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Directive to obey”7 letters
02“Order or control”7 letters
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