commandingnessn.
/kəˈmɑːndɪŋnɪs//kəˈmandɪŋnɪs/ rare.
Commanding quality, authority.
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imperance1595
imperativeness1665
commandingness1887
1887 M. Linskill in Sunday Mag. 503 Speaking with a regal commandingness that drew all hearts.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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