commanderies

Variant of commandery

commandery definition

com·mand·ery (-ē)

noun pl. commanderies -·er·ies

  1. the estate administered by a commander of an order of knights
  2. ☆ a branch or lodge in certain societies and fraternal orders

Etymology: ME comaundrie < OFr comanderie < ML commendaria (< commenda, commendation, an entrusting < L commendare, commend), benefice entrusted to someone: sp. infl. by assoc. with command

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