commandery
Americannoun
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commanderies
plural
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the office or rank of a commander.
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the district of a commander.
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a district controlled by a commander of certain medieval orders of knights.
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a local branch or lodge of certain secret or fraternal orders.
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Indeed, I no longer wonder that you were appointed to the command of a galley, and received a rich commandery in England at the hands of the grand master himself.
From A Knight of the White Cross : a tale of the siege of Rhodes by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
Instead of preaching the pure doctrine of Luther he performed mass twice a week in the chapel of the commandery.
From Bartholomew Sastrow Being the Memoirs of a German Burgomaster by Bartholomew Sastrow
The count purchased an island in the Tuscan archipelago, and, as he told you to-day, has founded a commandery.
From The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas père
The commandery was, he knew, a rich one, and as its chief he would draw a considerable revenue from the estate.
From A Knight of the White Cross : a tale of the siege of Rhodes by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
If this were only my commandery on the Rhine!
From The Yeoman Adventurer by George W. Gough
Reporting to Liu Bang’s central government were hundreds of local provincials called commanderies.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2012
The commanderies have not responded to our call for aid as they should have done.
From A Knight of the White Cross : a tale of the siege of Rhodes by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
Nothing now remains of the extensive possessions of the Templars, or the Knights of Malta, who both had commanderies here.
From Béarn and the Pyrenees A Legendary Tour to the Country of Henri Quatre by Louisa Stuart Costello
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 P. B. M. Allan
Knights possessing commanderies throughout Europe would be no worse stewards for being married men, and scandals, such as contributed largely to the downfall of the Templars, would be avoided.
From A Knight of the White Cross : a tale of the siege of Rhodes by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
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