Commandment

Alternative forms

• commaundment obsolete

Origin

From Old French comandement, from comander. See command.

Full definition of commandment

Noun

1. Something that must be obeyed; a command or edict.
• Bible, John xiii. 34A new commandment I give unto you, that ye love one another.
2. The act of commanding; exercise of authority.
• ShakespeareAnd therefore put I on the countenance
  Of stern commandment.
3. (legal) The offence of commanding or inducing another to violate the law.