ROGET'S THESAURUS OF ENGLISH WORDS AND PHRASES ...

Phr. Delirant reges plectuntur Achivi [Lat.]; manu forti [Lat.]; ogni debole ha sempre il
suo tiranno [It].
740. Lenity -- N. lenity, lenience, leniency; moderation &c 174; tolerance, toleration;
mildness, gentleness; favor, indulgence, indulgency † ; clemency, mercy, forbearance,
quarter; compassion &c 914.
V. be lenient &c adj.; tolerate, bear with; parcere subjectis [Lat.], give quarter.
indulge, allow one to have his own way, spoil.
Adj. lenient; mild, mild as milk; gentle, soft; tolerant, indulgent, easy-going; clement &c
(compassionate) 914; forbearing; long-suffering.
741. Command -- N. command, order, ordinance, act, fiat, hukm † , bidding, dictum,
hest † , behest, call, beck, nod.
despatch, dispatch; message, direction, injunction, charge, instructions; appointment,
fixture.
demand, exaction, imposition, requisition, claim, reclamation, revendication † ;
ultimatum &c (terms) 770; request &c 765; requirement.
dictation; dictate, mandate; caveat, decree, senatus consultum [Lat.]; precept;
prescript, rescript; writ, ordination, bull, ex cathedra pronouncement [Lat.], edict,
decretal † , dispensation, prescription, brevet, placit † , ukase, ukaz [Rus.], firman, hattisherif
† , warrant, passport, mittimus, mandamus, summons, subpoena, nisi prius [Lat.],
interpellation, citation; word, word of command; mot d'ordre [Fr.]; bugle call, trumpet
call; beat of drum, tattoo; order of the day; enactment &c (law) 963; plebiscite &c
(choice) 609.
V. command, order, decree, enact, ordain, dictate, direct, give orders.
prescribe, set, appoint, mark out; set a task, prescribe a task, impose a task; set to
work, put in requisition.
bid, enjoin, charge, call upon, instruct; require at the hands of; exact, impose, tax, task;
demand; insist on &c (compel) 744.
claim, lay claim to, revendicate † , reclaim.
cite, summon; call for, send for; subpoena; beckon.
issue a command; make a requisition, issue a requisition, promulgate a requisition,
make a decree, issue a decree, promulgate a decree, make an order, issue an order,
promulgate an order &c n.; give the word of command, give the word, give the signal;
call to order; give the law, lay down the law; assume the command &c (authority) 737;
remand.
be ordered &c; receive an order &c n..
Adj. commanding &c v.; authoritative &c 737; decretory † , decretive † , decretal † ; callable,
jussive † .
Adv. in a commanding tone; by a stroke of the pen, by a dash of the pen; by order, at beat
of drum, on the first summons.
Phr. the decree is gone forth; sic volo sic jubeo [Lat.]; le Roi le veut [Fr.]; boutez en
avant [Fr.].
742. Disobedience -- N. disobedience, insubordination, contumacy; infraction,
infringement; violation, noncompliance; nonobservance &c 773.