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[obs3],
bidding, dictum, hest[obs3], behest, call, beck, nod. despatch,
dispatch; message, direction, injunction, charge, instructions;
appointment, fixture. demand, exaction, imposition, requisition, claim,
reclamation, revendication[obs3]; 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[obs3],
dispensation, prescription, brevet, placit[obs3], ukase, ukaz
[Russian], firman, hatti-sherif[obs3], warrant, passport,
mittimus[Law@crim], 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)