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commandery Definition

com·mand·ery (--ē)

noun pl. -·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

commandery Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • bestow: His most eminent highness cannot, however, bestow this commandery on any knight who is not of the grand-priory of Russia.

Adjective modifier

  • chief: The place is Dinmore Manor, which is on the site of the chief Commandery of the Hospitallers in Herefordshire ( 1 ).