commandery

American  

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

noun

commanderies plural

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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• commanderies
  plural

Etymology

Origin of commandery

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

Example Sentences

A proportion of the net income of each commandery fixed by the Chapter-General and liable to increase in case of need—£547,520 per annum.

From Knights of Malta, 1523-1798 by Cohen, R.

These receivers obtained the revenues from each estate or commandery within their district.

From Knights of Malta, 1523-1798 by Cohen, R.

"Yes, for Sir Dankwart is at his commandery, and he and I agreed to look after each other's lands."

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

If this were only my commandery on the Rhine!

From The Yeoman Adventurer by Gough, George W.

Diego de Ordas also, who went to court, obtained a commandery of St Jago, and districts in New Spain.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 04 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