The duty of directing a ship, usually used with the verb to have or to take and accompanied by the article "the."
To direct a ship; to superintend the steering of (a vessel); to watch the course of (a vessel) and direct the helmsman how to steer (especially through a channel, etc, rather than steer a compass direction).
The act of enjoining; the act of directing, commanding, or prohibiting.
A writ or process, granted by a court of equity, and, in some cases, under statutes, by a court of law, whereby a party is required to do or to refrain from doing certain acts, according to the exigency of the writ.
That which is enjoined; such as an order, mandate, decree, command, precept.