self-command

[ self-kuh-mand, -mahnd, self- ]

noun

1. self-control.

self-command

noun

1. another term for self-control

Word History and Origins

Origin of self-command¹

First recorded in 1690–1700

Example Sentences

“It comes to the same thing. I can have no self-command without a motive. You order me, whether you speak or not. And you can be always with me. You are always with me.”

From Literature

“You began the evening well, Charlotte,” said Mrs. Bennet with civil self-command to Miss Lucas.

From Literature

Groups of large men and women hurtle at one another to the point of potential endangerment yet manage self-command.

From Washington Post

She has become a player of directed passion, done the admirable work of learning self-command and grown into one of the more courteous and generous champions in the game.

From Washington Post

Thus is the hero of the film, played with charismatic self-command by Denzel Washington, presented as the Spartacus of his people.

From The New Yorker

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