noun
imperial command; government order
Historical term for an order issued by the imperial court or government. Used in pre-modern contexts; in modern Japanese, 勅命 (ちょくめい) is more common for imperial commands, and 政府命令 (せいふめいれい) for government orders.
江戸時代、朝命によって大名の配置換えが行われた。
In the Edo period, daimyo were reassigned by imperial command.
朝命に背くことは、当時は重罪とされた。
Disobeying an imperial command was considered a serious crime at that time.
Compound of 朝 (ちょう, 'imperial court') and 命 (めい, 'command'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word follows standard Sino-Japanese word formation.