commandeth

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A form of command — An order to do something.

OriginEnglish command ← Middle English comaunden ← Old French comander →
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Meanings

verb
  1. archaicindicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of command

    For, behold, the Lord commandeth, and he will smite the great house with breaches, and the little house with clefts.

    1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Amos 6:11

Origin

  1. Latincommendō
  2. Latinmandōinflu.
  3. Latincommandāre
  4. Old Frenchcomander
  5. Middle Englishcomaunden
  6. Englishcommand
  7. Englishcommandeth

From command + -eth.

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APA

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