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of a "put" and a "call," i. e., securing to the buyer of the option the right either to demand of the seller at a certain price, within a certain time, certain securities, or to require him to take at the same price, and within the same time, the same securities. [Broker's Cant]

[Obs. or R.] Egypt is a long country, but it is straight, that is to say, narrow. Sir J. Mandeville.

The leader or commander of an army; a general.

The science of military command, or the science of projecting campaigns and directing great military movements; generalship.

To borrow money of; to make a demand upon; as, he struck a friend for five dollars. [Slang]

Hence, by extension, an addition or amandment to a written composition; a touch; as, to give some finishing strokes to an essay. Addison.

To render submissive; to bring under command; to reduce to mildness or obedience; to tame; as, to subdue a stubborn child; to subdue the temper or passions.

do long and wish to be a subject. Shak. The subject must obey his prince, because God commands it, human laws require it. Swift.

d Greek, the subjunctive is often independent of any other verb, being used in wishes, commands, exhortations, etc.

A writ commanding the attendance in court, as a witness, of the person on whom it is served, under a penalty; the process by which a defendant in equity is commanded to appear and answer the plaintiff's bill. [Written also subpena.] Subpoena ad testificandum (. Etym: [NL.] A writ used to procure the attendance of a wit…

to serve in an inferior capacity. Not made to rule, But to subserve where wisdom bears command. Milton.

supplies, for authorized sales, certain articles of food and other minor stores. It is commanded by any officer of the rank of brigadier general, called commissary general, and the department is popularly called the Commissary Department.

To satisfy; to content; to be equal to the wants or demands of. Spenser. Let it suffice thee; speak no more unto me of this matter. Deut. iii. 26.

Treatment by commands or positive statements addressed to a more or less hypnotized patient.

bring suit. (Law) (a) To bring secta, followers or witnesses, to prove the plaintiff's demand. [Obs.] (b) In modern usage, to institute an action. -- To follow suit. (Card Playing) See under Follow, v. t.

To give notice to, or command to appear, as in court; to cite by authority; as, to summon witnesses.

The act of summoning; a call by authority, or by the command of a superior, to appear at a place named, or to attend to some duty. Special summonses by the king. Hallam. This summons . . . unfit either to dispute or disobey. Bp. Fell. He sent to summon the seditious, and to offer pardon; but neither summons nor pardon…

A writ of command to suspend the powers of an officer in certain cases, or to stay proceedings under another writ. Blackstone.

or practice; extreme and unnecessary scruples in the observance of religious rites not commanded, or of points of minor importance; also, a rite or practice proceeding from excess of sculptures in religion. And the truth With superstitions and traditions taint. Milton.

supply a pulpit for a definite time, but not settled as a pastor. [U.S.] -- Supply and demand. (Polit. Econ.) "Demand means the quantity of a given article which would be taken at a given price. Supply means the quantity of that article which could be had at that price." F. A. Walker.