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Commandery

//kəˈmænd(ə)ɹi// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A territory under the control of a commander; The smallest division of a manor under the control of a commander of an order of knights, originally only the Knights Hospitaller. historical
  2. 2
    the position or office of commander wordnet
  3. 3
    A territory under the control of a commander; Any of various administrative divisions of imperial China. historical
  4. 4
    A chapter of a secret order, especially the Knights Templar (order affiliated with Freemasonry).

Etymology

From French commanderie, from Late Latin commendaria, from Latin commendare. In the Chinese administrative division sense, used as a translation of 府 (fǔ) and 郡 (jùn).

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