commandery
noun
the office or rank of a commander.
commanderies
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pluralof commandery.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Reporting to Liu Bang’s central government were hundreds of local provincials called commanderies.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2012
Also a volume of fifteenth century, containing the accounts of the commanderies.
From Notes and Queries, Number 71, March 8, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Bell, George
Were it otherwise there could be no commanderies in this or any other country; we should have, on entering the Order, to abandon our nationality, and to form part of one community in the East.
From A Knight of the White Cross : a tale of the siege of Rhodes by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
In the meanwhile he either lived in Marienburg, or visited the commanderies, searching in his travels for distractions and adventures.
From The Knights of the Cross or, Krzyzacy by Binion, Samuel A.
To-day his collection of ancient works on La Chevalerie, in most of the languages of Europe, is a thing to be proud of, and his sub-collection on the Hospitallers and their commanderies is especially rich.
From The Book-Hunter at Home by Allan, P. B. M.
