comaunde

Middle English

Etymology 1

See comaunden.

Verb

comaunde

Alternative form of comaunden

Etymology 2

A back-formation from comaunden; modern English command (noun) is a parallel formation rather than a direct continuation.

Alternative forms

comande, commaunde

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kuˈmau̯nd(ə)/, /kuˈmand(ə)/, /kɔ-/

Noun

comaunde (plural comaundis) (rare)

command (a directive)
command (control, direction)

References

“com(m)aunde, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2020-01-12.

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