noun, masculine/kɔ.mɑ̃d.mɑ̃/plural: commandements
command, order; authority, power to command, to give orders; command; commander; commandment; rule or law imposed by a superior power
“Il a fait cela par votre commandement.” — He did this by your order.
First attested in the eleventh century as Old French comandement. By surface analysis, commander (“to order”) + -ment.