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preceptory Definition

pre·cep·tory (prē sep′tə rē, pri-)

noun pl. -·ries

  1. a provincial community or religious house of the medieval Knights Templars, subordinate to the London Temple
  2. its estates

Etymology: ML praeceptoria, estate of a preceptor < L praeceptor: see precept

preceptory Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • have: Coverham Abbey owned extensive estates in Coverdale while the Knights Templar had a preceptory at Penhill.

Adjective modifier

  • important: Temple Balsall The site of an important Preceptory of the Templars.