Definition of command

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Command (n.) Power to dominate, command, or overlook by means of position; scope of vision; survey..

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Century :: Century (n.) One of sixty companies into which a legion of the army was divided. It was Commanded by a centurion.
Self-possession :: Self-possession (n.) The possession of one's powers; calmness; self-command; presence of mind; composure.
Entitle :: Entitle (v. t.) To give a claim to; to qualify for, with a direct object of the person, and a remote object of the thing; to furnish with grounds for seeking or claiming with success; as, an officer's talents entitle him to command..
Captain :: Captain (n.) The master or commanding officer of a merchant vessel.
Subpoenaed :: Subpoena (n.) A writ commanding the attendance in court, as a witness, of the person on whom it is served, under a penalty; the process by which a defendant in equity is commanded to appear and answer the plaintiff's bill..
Injunction :: Injunction (n.) The act of enjoining; the act of directing, commanding, or prohibiting..
Oppressive :: Oppressive (a.) Using oppression; tyrannical; as, oppressive authority or commands..
Love :: Love (n.) A feeling of strong attachment induced by that which delights or commands admiration; preeminent kindness or devotion to another; affection; tenderness; as, the love of brothers and sisters..
Authority :: Authority (n.) Legal or rightful power; a right to command or to act; power exercised buy a person in virtue of his office or trust; dominion; jurisdiction; authorization; as, the authority of a prince over subjects, and of parents over children; the authority of a court..
Adjure :: Adjure (v. t.) To charge, bind, or command, solemnly, as if under oath, or under the penalty of a curse; to appeal to in the most solemn or impressive manner; to entreat earnestly..
Ministrant :: Ministrant (a.) Performing service as a minister; attendant on service; acting under command; subordinate.
Commandery :: Commandery (n.) A district under the administration of a military commander or governor.
Designate :: Designate (v. t.) To indicate or set apart for a purpose or duty; -- with to or for; to designate an officer for or to the command of a post or station.
Great :: Great (superl.) Superior; admirable; commanding; -- applied to thoughts, actions, and feelings..
Command :: Command (v. t.) To exercise direct authority over; to have control of; to have at one's disposal; to lead.
Power :: Power (n.) The exercise of a faculty; the employment of strength; the exercise of any kind of control; influence; dominion; sway; command; government.
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..
Decurion :: Decurion (n.) A head or chief over ten; especially, an officer who commanded a division of ten soldiers..
Distringas :: Distringas (n.) A writ commanding the sheriff to distrain a person by his goods or chattels, to compel a compliance with something required of him..
Will :: Will (v.) The choice or determination of one who has authority; a decree; a command; discretionary pleasure.
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