commandement

English

Noun

commandement (plural commandements)

  1. Obsolete spelling of commandment

French

Etymology

First attested in the eleventh century as Old French comandement. By surface analysis, commander (to order) + -ment.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔ.mɑ̃d.mɑ̃/
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Noun

commandement m (plural commandements)

  1. command, order
    Il a fait cela par votre commandement.He did this by your order.
  2. (metonymically) authority, power to command, to give orders; command
    poste de commandementcommand post
    centre de commandementcommand center
    commandement des forces interarméesJoint Forces Command
    • 2021 March 8, “La Corée du Sud et les Etats-Unis entament leurs exercices militaires conjoints pendant l'épidémie de COVID-19”, in french.xinhua.net:
      Le commandement en temps de guerre de la Corée du Sud avait été remis aux forces américaines après le déclenchement de la Guerre de Corée (1950-1953). La Corée du Sud a repris son contrôle opérationnel en temps de paix depuis 1994.
      Wartime command over South Korean troops had been handed over to American forces upon the outbreak of the Korean War (1950-1953). South Korea has reassumed peacetime operational control since 1994.
  3. (metonymically) commander
  4. (religion) commandment; rule or law imposed by a superior power
    les Dix Commandementsthe Ten Commandments

Derived terms

Further reading

Middle English

Noun

commandement

  1. Alternative form of comaundement
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