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

A chapel belonging to a commandery of the Knights of St. John still stands near the church; it has been converted into a modern dwelling house.

From Seaward Sussex The South Downs from End to End by Holmes, Edric

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

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

I am heartily glad to be back, D'Aubusson; I am sick of the dull life of a commandery, and rejoice at the prospect of stirring times again.

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

One day a landsknecht, a handsome, well built fellow, tempted by the prospect of a good meal, came into the commandery.

From Bartholomew Sastrow Being the Memoirs of a German Burgomaster by Sastrow, Bartholomew

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