commandery

[kuh-man-duh-ree, -mahn-]

noun, plural com·mand·er·ies.

the office or rank of a commander.
the district of a commander.
a district controlled by a commander of certain medieval orders of knights.

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

Origin of commandery

1400–50; late Middle English. See commander, -y³

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Examples from the Web for commandery

Historical Examples of commandery

The commandery will therefore be administered by the senior of the knights attached to it.
A Knight of the White Cross
G.A. Henty
No presence was so welcome and inspiring at the camp-fire or commandery as his.
Life of Wm. Tecumseh Sherman.
W. Fletcher Johnson
He shall then be taken to the Commandery, in order that his majesty may interrogate him.
Boscobel: or, the royal oak
William Harrison Ainsworth
Attended by the guard, the prisoner was taken at once to the Commandery.
Boscobel: or, the royal oak
William Harrison Ainsworth
In the court-yard of the Commandery was the king's ordinary guard.
Boscobel: or, the royal oak
William Harrison Ainsworth