3. Exalted; overlooking; having superior strategic advantages; as, a commanding position.
Syn. -- Authoritative; imperative; imperious.
Com*mand"ing*ly, adv. In a commanding manner.
Com*mand"ment (?), n. [OF. commandement, F. commandement.] 1. An order or injunction given by authority; a command; a charge; a precept; a mandate.
A new commandment I give unto you, that ye love one another.
John xiii. 34.
2. (Script.) One of the ten laws or precepts given by God to the Israelites at Mount Sinai.