commandery

American  

[kuh-man-duh-ree, -mahn-] / kəˈmæn də ri, -ˈmɑn- /

noun

plural

commanderies

1. the office or rank of a commander.

2. the district of a commander.

3. a district controlled by a commander of certain medieval orders of knights.

4. a local branch or lodge of certain secret or fraternal orders.

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Etymology

Origin of commandery

1400–50; late Middle English. See commander, -y ³

Example Sentences

Bred from pagedom in his Prussian commandery, he has never been exposed to the irritations that have fed the spirit of strife, and he will be thankful to lay it aside.

From The Dove in the Eagle's Nest by Yonge, Charlotte Mary

No presence was so welcome and inspiring at the camp-fire or commandery as his.

From Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography. by Sherman, John

In 1595 the commandery of Venice was sold to the Patriarch and was converted into a diocesan seminary; and in 1637 the commandery of Utrecht was lost to the order.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 06 (From Barbarossa to Dante) by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)

The money voted you by Florence will be useful to you now, and there is still a sum sent by your commandery owing to you by the treasury.

From A Knight of the White Cross : a tale of the siege of Rhodes by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)

The next commandery is Gallo, or Point de Galle, on the island of Ceylon, at the distance of about twenty leagues from Columbo, the Dutch capital of that island.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 11 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time by Kerr, Robert