preceptory

(prē sep′tə rē, pri-)

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

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

See preceptory in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. pre·cep·to·ries

A community of medieval Knights Templars located on a provincial estate and subordinate to the main temples at Paris and London.

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