commandement

English

Noun

commandement (plural commandements)

Obsolete spelling of commandment

French

Etymology

commander +‎ -ment

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kɔ.mɑ̃d.mɑ̃/
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Noun

commandement m (plural commandements)

command, order
(similitude) commandment; rule or law imposed by a superior power (as in the 10 commandments)
(metonymie) authority, power to command, to give orders; command (in this second, figurative sense)

Further reading

“commandement” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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