Any of the Ten Commandments.

(religion) A divinely ordained command, especially one of the Ten Commandments. / (archaic) Something that must be obeyed; a command or edict.

plural of commandment

plural of Commandment

(transitive) To seize for military use. / (transitive) To force into military service. / (transitive) To take arbitrarily or by force.

One who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization. / A naval officer whose rank is above that of a lieutenant commander and below that of captain.

(transitive, intransitive) To order, give orders; to compel or direct with authority.

An order to do something. / The right or authority to order, control or dispose of; the right to be obeyed or to compel obedience. / power of control, direction or disposal; mastery.

plural of command

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of command