COUNTERMAND, v.t. [L., to command.] 1. To revoke a former command; or to give an order contrary to one before given, which annuls a former command and forbids its execution; as, to countermand orders.2. To oppose; to contradict the orders of another.3. To prohibit. [Little used.]COUNTERMAND, n. A contrary order; revocation of a former order or command.
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