What is to speak as a superior; to command; to impose conditions (on). Who presumed to dictate to the sovereign. Macaulay called?
dictate — To speak as a superior; to command; to impose conditions (on). Who presumed to dictate to the sovereign. Macaulay. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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