commandery
commandery · commanderies
Kommende, Komturei
A territory under the control of a commanderA territory under the control of a commander: The smallest division of a manor under the control of a commander of an order of knights, originally only the Knights Hospitaller.
/kəˈmænd(ə)ɹi/
Meaning
3 sensesA territory under the control of a commander
(historical)The smallest division of a manor under the control of a commander of an order of knights, originally only the Knights Hospitaller.
Kommende, Komturei
(historical)Any of various administrative divisions of imperial China.
A chapter of a secret order, especially the Knights Templar (order affiliated with Freemasonry).
More definitions
- the position or office of commander
Translations
4 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
division of a manor under the control of a knightly commander:
Origin
From French commanderie, from Late Latin commendaria, from Latin commendare.From French commanderie, from Late Latin commendaria, from Latin commendare.
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Forms
plural: commanderiesSynonyms
6 synonymsChinese territory:jun
Close in meaning
- the position or office of commander:commandership