Etymology

commandment

com·mand·ment
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Today it means: A divinely ordained command, especially one of the Ten Commandments. Full definition →

Middle English comaundement ← Old French comandement
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  1. Old French · derived fromcomandement
  2. Middle English · inherited fromcomaundement
  3. English todaycommandment

Inherited from Middle English comaundement, from Old French comandement, from comander. See command.

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