preceptory

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

/ prɪˈsɛp tə ri, ˈpri sɛp- /

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noun, plural pre·cep·to·ries.

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

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Origin of preceptory

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

Words nearby preceptory

precent, precentor, precept, preceptive, preceptor, preceptory, preceptress, preceramic, precess, precession, precession of the equinoxes

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How to use preceptory in a sentence

Other ecclesiastical buildings were the monasteries of Blackfriars and Greyfriars and the preceptory of Maisondieu .
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3|Various
Thou wilt find him, as our scouts have brought notice, at the next Preceptory house of his Order.
Ivanhoe|Walter Scott
Isaac accordingly bade his friend farewell, and about an hour's riding brought him before the Preceptory of Templestowe.
Ivanhoe|Walter Scott
Sir John rode to the Preceptory and hammered fiercely on its oaken door.
Red Eve|H. Rider Haggard

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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