Definition of command

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Command (v. t.) To have power or influence of the nature of authority over; to obtain as if by ordering; to receive as a due; to challenge; to claim; as, justice commands the respect and affections of the people; the best goods command the best price..

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Voice :: Voice (n.) Command; precept; -- now chiefly used in scriptural language.
Writ :: Writ (n.) An instrument in writing, under seal, in an epistolary form, issued from the proper authority, commanding the performance or nonperformance of some act by the person to whom it is directed; as, a writ of entry, of error, of execution, of injunction, of mandamus, of return, of summons, and the like..
Agha :: Agha (n.) In Turkey, a commander or chief officer. It is used also as a title of respect..
Order :: Order (n.) To give an order to; to command; as, to order troops to advance..
Tell :: Tell (v. t.) To order; to request; to command.
Commandable :: Commandable (a.) Capable of being commanded.
Self-command :: Self-command (n.) Control over one's own feelings, temper, etc.; self-control..
Disobedience :: Disobedience (n.) Neglect or refusal to obey; violation of a command or prohibition.
Truce :: Truce (n.) A suspension of arms by agreement of the commanders of opposing forces; a temporary cessation of hostilities, for negotiation or other purpose; an armistice..
Word :: Word (n.) Signal; order; command; direction.
Instruction :: Instruction (n.) Direction; order; command.
Decurion :: Decurion (n.) A head or chief over ten; especially, an officer who commanded a division of ten soldiers..
Master :: Master (v. t.) To gain the command of, so as to understand or apply; to become an adept in; as, to master a science..
Flank :: Flank (v. t.) To overlook or command the flank of; to secure or guard the flank of; to pass around or turn the flank of; to attack, or threaten to attack; the flank of..
Masterhood :: Masterhood (n.) The state of being a master; hence, disposition to command or hector..
Duces Tecum :: Duces tecum () A judicial process commanding a person to appear in court and bring with him some piece of evidence or other thing to be produced to the court.
Eye :: Eye (n.) The space commanded by the organ of sight; scope of vision; hence, face; front; the presence of an object which is directly opposed or confronted; immediate presence..
Nerve :: Nerve (n.) Steadiness and firmness of mind; self-command in personal danger, or under suffering; unshaken courage and endurance; coolness; pluck; resolution..
Dictate :: Dictate (v. t.) A statement delivered with authority; an order; a command; an authoritative rule, principle, or maxim; a prescription; as, listen to the dictates of your conscience; the dictates of the gospel..
Imperator :: Imperator (n.) A commander; a leader; an emperor; -- originally an appellation of honor by which Roman soldiers saluted their general after an important victory. Subsequently the title was conferred as a recognition of great military achievements by the senate, whence it carried wiht it some special privileges. After the downfall of the Republic it was assumed by Augustus and his successors, and came to have the meaning now attached to the word emperor..
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