mandement

mandement

English

Alternative forms

• mandment

Etymology

From Middle English maundement, from Old French mandement. Doublet of mandamento.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑːndmənt/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈmændmənt/

Noun

mandement (plural mandements)

1. (obsolete) A commandment or directive.

Anagrams

• amendment

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French

Etymology

From Middle French mandement, from Old French mandement.

Pronunciation

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Noun

mandement m (plural mandements)

1. pastoral letter

   Synonym: lettre pastorale

Further reading

• “mandement”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Middle English

Noun

mandement

1. Alternative form of maundement

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Middle French

Etymology

From Old French mandement.

Noun

mandement m (plural mandemens)

1. command; order

Descendants

• French: mandement