What is the meaning of ～たまえ?


While playing Final Fantasy 7, I came across the following text, which I think
translates to something like:

> このせいせきでは、減給もありうると思ってくれたまえ  
>  With these results, you can expect it likely there will also be a paycut!

But I'm wondering, what does the
[～たまえ](http://eow.alc.co.jp/search?q=%E3%81%BE%E3%81%88) mean in ～くれたまえ,
～与えたまえ and similar? Does it add emphasis or change the meaning in any way?

I looked in
[Daijirin](http://dic.yahoo.co.jp/dsearch?enc=UTF-8&p=%E3%81%BE%E3%81%88&dtype=0&dname=0ss&stype=0)
and
[Daijisen](http://dic.yahoo.co.jp/dsearch?enc=UTF-8&p=%E3%81%BE%E3%81%88&dtype=0&dname=0na&stype=0)'s
entry for まえ, but I don't think I saw anything there (unless I'm missing
something.)




たまえ=給え/賜え.  
It is the imperative form of 給う/賜う/たまう(or たまふ/たもう), the archaic and honorific
(尊敬語) form of [与]{あた}える "to give".  
~~(して)くれたまえ is ~~(して)ください/~~(し)なさい, 与えたまえ is 与えてください/与えなさい in modern Japanese.




たまえ=給え/賜え.  
It is the imperative form of 給う/賜う/たまう(or たまふ/たもう), the archaic and honorific
(尊敬語) form of [与]{あた}える "to give".  
~~(して)くれたまえ is ~~(して)ください/~~(し)なさい, 与えたまえ is 与えてください/与えなさい in modern Japanese.

