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==Etymology==
− It is [[bor|frm|mandat]] and directly from Latin mandātum, a command, commission,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) the noun use of the neuter past participle of mandāre, to order, commit to one's charge,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) probably from manus, hand (see [[manual]]), and dare, to give, “to give into one's hand”.^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986)^(NODE 1998)
+ It is [[bor|frm|mandat]] and directly from [[la|mandātum]], a command, commission,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) the noun use of the neuter past participle of [[m|la|mandāre]], to order, commit to one's charge,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) probably from [[m|la|manus]], hand (see [[manual]]), and dare, to give, “to give into one's hand”.^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986)^(NODE 1998)
==Earliest recorded meaning==