Countermand Definition
kountər-mănd, kountər-mănd
countermanded, countermanding, countermands
verb
countermanded, countermanding, countermands
To cancel or revoke (a command or order)
Webster's New World
To call back or order back by a contrary order.
Webster's New World
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noun
countermands
A command or order canceling another.
Webster's New World
Cancellation of an order or command.
American Heritage
Origin of Countermand
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Middle English countremaunden from Old French contremander contre- counter- mander to command (from Latin mandāre man-2 in Indo-European roots)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Old French contremander, from Medieval Latin contramandō, from contra- + mandō (“I order; I command”).
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