comaunde

Middle English

Etymology 1

See comaunden.

Verb

comaunde

1. alternative form of comaunden

Etymology 2

A back-formation from comaunden; modern English command (noun) is a parallel formation rather than a direct continuation.

Alternative forms

• comande, commaunde

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuˈmau̯nd(ə)/, /kuˈmand(ə)/, /kɔ-/

Noun

comaunde (plural comaundis) (rare)

1. command (a directive)
2. command (control, direction)

References

• “com(m)aunde, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 12 January 2020.