LekhoriLekhoriThe right or authority to order, control or dispose of; the right to be obeyed or to compel obedience.
to have command of an army
power of control, direction or disposal; mastery.
he had command of the situation
To order, give orders; to compel or direct with authority.
The soldier was commanded to cease firing.
From Middle English commanden, commaunden, comaunden, comanden, from Old French comander, from Late Latin commandāre, from Latin commendāre. Ultimately from Latin com- + mandō (whence ultimately also ...
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To have or exercise supreme power, control or authority over, especially military; to have under direction or control.
to command an army or a ship
To require with authority; to demand, order, enjoin.
he commanded silence