preceptory

[ pri-sep-tuh-ree, pree-sep- ]

/ prɪˈsɛp tə ri, ˈpri sɛp- /

noun, plural pre·cep·to·ries.

a subordinate house or community of the Knights Templars; commandery.

Nearby words

precentral sulcus, precept, preceptive, preceptor, preceptorship, preceptory, preceptress, preceramic, precess, precession, precession of the equinoxes

Origin of preceptory

From the Medieval Latin word praeceptōria, dating back to 1530–40. See preceptor, -y³

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Examples from the Web for preceptory

But how was he to account for his appearance in such an unseemly garb at the preceptory.
Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland|Various
Sir John rode to the Preceptory and hammered fiercely on its oaken door.
Red Eve|H. Rider Haggard
Some of the old houses in Falkirk were once occupied by the knights of St. John, who had a preceptory near the place.
The Knickerbocker, Vol. 10, No. 1, July 1837|Various
A relic of antiquity may yet be seen on its slopes—obscure remains of a Preceptory of the Knights Templars.
A Month in Yorkshire|Walter White

Strongbow founded a preceptory for Templars at Kilmainham in 1174, and it became rich and powerful.
Ireland under the Tudors, Volume I (of II)|Richard Bagwell

British Dictionary definitions for preceptory

preceptory

/ (prɪˈsɛptərɪ) /

noun plural -ries

(formerly) a subordinate house or community of the Knights Templars

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