self-command

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *swé?

Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der.

Proto-Germanic *selbaz

Old English self

Old English self-

Middle English self-

English self-

Proto-Indo-European *ḱe

Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm

Proto-Italic *kom

Proto-Italic *kom-

Latin con-

Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₂-der.

Proto-Italic *manus

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁tder.

Proto-Italic *-ðō

Proto-Italic *manuðō

Latin mandō

Latin commendō

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Latin mandōinflu.

Latin commandāre

Old French comanderbor.

Middle English comaunden

English command

English self-command

From self- + command.

Noun

self-command (uncountable)

1. The conscious control of one's own behaviour.

   Synonyms: self-control, self-discipline, self-mastery, self-regulation

   Antonym: undisciplinedness

   Hyponym: self-restraint

   Coordinate terms: self-awareness, self-criticism

   Near-synonym: willpower

   • 1815, Jane Austen, Emma, volume II, chapter 13:

     I would wish it to be done, for the sake of what is more important than my comfort, a habit of self-command in you, a consideration of what is your duty, an attention to propriety, an endeavour to avoid the suspicions of others, to save your health and credit, and restore your tranquillity.

Translations

conscious control of one's own behaviour — see self-control,‎ self-discipline,‎ self-restraint