Preceptory Definition
prĭ-sĕptə-rē, prēsĕp-
preceptories
noun
A provincial community or religious house of the medieval Knights Templars, subordinate to the London Temple.
Webster's New World
A building serving as an administrative or ritual center for such a chapter.
American Heritage
Its estates.
Webster's New World
adjective
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Preceptory
Noun
Singular:
preceptoryPlural:
preceptoriesOrigin of Preceptory
From mediaeval Latin praeceptoria, noun use of the feminine of praeceptorius "˜commanding'.
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