Commandery definition

kəmandərē, kəmändərē
commanderies
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The estate administered by a commander of an order of knights.
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A branch or lodge in certain societies and fraternal orders.
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(historical) An historical administrative level of China, the 郡.
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Noun

Singular:
commandery
Plural:
commanderies

Commandery Sentence Examples

  • Among these are the town hall, of the 16th century, in the Transition style from late Gothic to Renaissance, restored in recent years; the Kornhaus; the Ehingerhaus or Neubronnerhaus, now containing the industrial museum; and the commandery of the Teutonic order, built in1712-1718on the site of a habitation of the order dating from the 13th century, and now used as barracks.

  • Sachsenhausen on the south bank of the river, formerly the seat of a commandery of the Teutonic Order (by treaty with Austria in 1842 all property and rights of the order in Frankfort territory were sold to the city, except the church and house), is now a quarter of the city.

  • It has an old Gothic church, and its townhall was formerly a commandery of the Teutonic knights.

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

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

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