kəˈmɑ:ndə n. 1 a
person who commands, esp.: a a
naval officer next in rank
below captain. b =
wing commander. 2 an officer in
charge of a London
police district. 3 (in full
knight commander) a
member of a higher
class in
some orders of knighthood. 4 a
large wooden mallet. øcommander-in-chief
the supreme commander,
esp. of a nation's forces. Commander of the
Faithful a
title of a
Caliph. øøcommandership n. [ME f. OF comandere, -eær f. Rmc (as COMMAND)]