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order

authority see also executive order b : a ruling or command made by a competent administrative authority ;specif : one resulting

monarch from Anglo-Saxon times to declare his grants, wishes, and commands 2 : an order or mandatory process in writing issued

Edicts, which was made perpetual by Salvius Julianus, at the command of the Emperor Hadrian, many years later. (5) The Codes

Commander-in-Chief. The army was originally under the personal command of the

might remove with the King as he thought proper to command. The jurisdiction of the court was very high. It kept

The chief commander of an army especially the commander in chief of an

which men are obliged to make their conduct conformable. A command, enforced by some sanction, to acts or forbearances of a

her one or several affairs 3 a : an authoritative command : a clear authorization or direction [the of the full

the care of another 2 : an authoritative instruction or command ;esp : instruction in points of law given by a

: one who holds an office of trust, authority, or command [the directors, s, employees, and shareholders of a corporation] 3