Countermand

Pronunciation

• RP IPA: /kaÊŠntəˈmɑːnd/

Origin

From Old French contremander, from Medieval Latin contramandō, from contra- + mandō ("I order; I command").

Full definition of countermand

Verb

1. To revoke (a former command); to cancel or rescind by giving an order contrary to one previously given.to countermand an order for goods
2. To recall a person or unit with such an order.
3. To prohibit; to forbid.
• HarveyAvicen countermands letting blood in choleric bodles.
4. To oppose; to revoke the command of.
• HookerFor us to alter anything, is to lift ourselves against God; and, as it were, to countermand him.

Noun

1. An order to the contrary of a previous one.