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† mandment Obs.
Forms: 3–6 mandement, maundement, 4–5 mawndement, 4–6 mandment, 5–6 maundment.
[a. OF. mandement:—late L. mandāmentum, f. mandāre to command. The word is orig. trisyllabic (cf. commandment); the disyllabic forms are characteristically northern.]
A commandment, an order; that which is commanded. Also, the action of commanding, command, rule.
1297R. Glouc. (Rolls) 4011 Þis was a prout mandement & an heiuol dede. c1357Lay Folks Catech. 540 Who brekys þe fyrste maundement. Prowde men wordly men and fleschly men. 1375Barbour Bruce iv. 332 His men his mandment has all done. a1400–50Alexander 4237 To þe modi kynge of Messedone þis maundment I write. c1440Promp. Parv. 330/2 Mawndement, mandatum, preceptum. c1460Ashby Active Policy 654 Euery day he ware of that extremite Not to be hasty in mandement. 1467–8Rolls of Parlt. V. 583/1 All Retornes of Writtes, Preceptes, Maundements and Billes. 1539Cromwell Let. 16 Apr., in Merriman Life & Lett. (1902) II. 211 Themperour hathe not consented to the popes desires nor that his Mandementes shuld be published. 1553Douglas' æneis x. Prol. 162 For quhay thy mandmentis [1513 mandat] kepis in accord, Bene ane with the, not in substance bot grace. 1567Reg. Privy Council Scot. I. 567 Gevand..oure full plane power, speciall mandment..and charge, to compeir. |