amand

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin amando, from ab (from, away from) + mando (I order).

Verb

amand (third-person singular simple present amands, present participle amanding, simple past and past participle amanded)

  1. (obsolete) To send away; dismiss.
    • c. 1660, R. Carpenter, Pragmatical Jesuit 64:
      Thou hellish Dog, Depart, or I will amand, ablegate, and send thee to some vast and horrid Desert.

Etymology 2

Alteration of amende.

Noun

amand (plural amands)

  1. (law, Scotland) A fine or penalty.

See also

Anagrams

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