English

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Etymology 1

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

Verb

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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

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Alteration of amende.

Noun

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amand (plural amands)

  1. (Scots law) A fine or penalty.

See also

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Anagrams

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Old French

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Noun

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amand oblique singular? (oblique plural amanz or amantz, nominative singular amand, nominative plural amanz or amantz)

  1. (Anglo-Norman) Alternative form of adamant

References

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adamant in Anglo-Norman Dictionary, Aberystwyth University, 2022