Commander

Commander
This interesting surname of English origin is an occupational name for one who commands, a ruler, or a leader, deriving from the middle English "comander", "comande(u)r". Sometimes it may have derived from the old French "comandeor" meaning "officer in charge of a commandery" e.g. the Knights of Templars". The surname dates back to the late 13th Century, (see below). Other recordings include, one William le Comandur (1296), "the Ministers Accounts of the Earldom of Cornwall". Variations in the idiom of the spelling include Comander, Comannder, Commandre, etc.. One Babtyset Commandre was christened on January 14th 1551 at St. James, Garlickhithe, London. Elizabeth Commander daughter of Babtist, was christened at St. Giles, Cripplegate, London on September 12th 1588, and Joseph, son of Baptyst Comannder, was christened at St. Giles, Cripplegate, London on February 18th 1589. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of William le Comandur, which was dated 1274, "The Hundred Rolls of Somerset", during the reign of King Edward 1, "The Hammer of the Scots", 1272 - 1307. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

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  • commander — Commander …   Military dictionary

  • commander — [ kɔmɑ̃de ] v. <conjug. : 1> • 1080; comander « donner en dépôt » Xe; lat. pop. °commandare, de commendare « confier, recommander » I ♦ V. tr. dir. 1 ♦ COMMANDER (qqn) :exercer son autorité sur (qqn) en lui dictant sa conduite. ⇒… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • commander — COMMANDER. v. act. Ordonner, enjoindre quelque chose à quelqu un. Il lui a commandé telle chose. C est Dieu qui le commande. f♛/b] On dit proverbialement à celui qui veut commander quelque chose à des gens qui ne dépendent pas de lui, Commandez à …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798

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  • commander — Commander. v. a. Ordonner, enjoindre quelque chose à quelqu un. Commander souverainement, imperieusement, avec authorité. il luy a commandé de faire telle chose. vous n avez rien à me commander. c est Dieu qui le commande. On dit prov. &… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • commander — Commander, enjoindre, bailler en commandement, qu on dit plus usitéement donner en mandement, Iubere, praecipere. Commander aussi est estre chef d une troupe. Selon ce on dit, Il commande en l armée, Imperator est. Commander aussi est recommander …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • Commander — bezeichnet: Commander (Militär) einen militärischen Rang im englischsprachigen Raum, entsprechend dem Oberstleutnant oder Fregattenkapitän den Führer einer militärischen Einheit im englischsprachigen Raum, siehe Kommandant, Kommandeur oder… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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  • Commander — Com*mand er, n. [Cf. F. commandeur. Cf. {Commodore}, {Commender}.] 1. A chief; one who has supreme authority; a leader; the chief officer of an army, or of any division of it. [1913 Webster] A leader and commander to the people. Is. lv. 4. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • commander — early 14c., comandur, from O.Fr. comandeor, from comander (see COMMAND (Cf. command)). Commander in chief attested from 1650s …   Etymology dictionary

  • commander — [kə man′dər, kəmän′dər] n. [ME comaundour < OFr comandeor] 1. a person who commands; leader; specif., a) the chief officer of a unit in certain societies and fraternal orders b) COMMANDING OFFICER 2. a high ranking member of an order of… …   English World dictionary

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