IMPERATIVES
Noun
imperatives
plural of imperative
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Source: Wiktionary
IMPERATIVE
Im*per"a*tive, a. Etym: [L. imperativus, fr. imperare to command;
pref. im- in + parare to make ready, prepare: cf. F. impératif. See
Perade, and cf. Empire.]
1. Expressive of command; containing positive command;
authoritatively or absolutely directive; commanding; authoritative;
as, imperative orders.
The suit of kings are imperative. Bp. Hall.
2. Not to be avoided or evaded; obligatory; binding; compulsory; as,
an imperative duty or order.
3. (Gram.)
Definition: Expressive of commund, entreaty, advice, or exhortation; as,
the imperative mood.
Im*per"a*tive, n. (Gram.)
Definition: The imperative mood; also, a verb in the imperative mood.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition