Definition of "mandatum" [mandatum]

• Same as maundy. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "The English word "maundy" is derived from the Latin word mandatum, which is the Vulgate's translation of Jesus 'words in John 13: 34: "A new commandment I give unto you, that you love one another.""
• ""Maundy" comes from the word "mandatum," the "new commandment" to love one another that Jesus made at the Last Supper, as recorded in the Bible's John 13:34."
• "Maundy Thursday takes its name from the Latin word "mandatum," the root of the English word mandate, according to the Catholic Encyclopedia."