self-command

self-command
/self"keuh mand", -mahnd", self'-/, n.
self-control.
[1690-1700]

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  • Self-command — Self com*mand , n. Control over one s own feelings, temper, etc.; self control. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • self-command — [self′kə mand′] n. SELF CONTROL …   English World dictionary

  • self-command — self′ command′ n. self control • Etymology: 1690–1700 …   From formal English to slang

  • self-command — index composure, continence, discipline (obedience) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • self command — self rule, autonomy …   English contemporary dictionary

  • self-command — Synonyms and related words: aplomb, assurance, balance, composure, confidence, constraint, control, discipline, equability, equanimity, equilibrium, independence, level head, levelheadedness, poise, possession, presence of mind, restraint, self… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • self-command — n. Self control, self government, self possession, equanimity …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • self-command — /sɛlf kəˈmænd/ (say self kuh mand), / ˈmand/ (say mahnd) noun self control …  

  • self-command — n. = SELF CONTROL …   Useful english dictionary

  • self-command — noun The conscious control of ones own behaviour …   Wiktionary

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