a manor under the charge of a commander of a religious military order of knights
On 20 February Jem was placed in a commandery of the Knights of St John in a towerdirectly under le Grand Chartreuse.
2.
a branch of a secret order, esp the Knights Templar
There are ranks or orders of Freemasonry such as the Knights Templar commandery andthe 32nd Degree Scottish Rite of Freemasonry.
commandery in American English
(kəˈmændəri; kəˈmɑndəri)
nounWord forms: pluralcomˈmanderies
1.
the estate administered by a commander of an order of knights
2. US
a branch or lodge in certain societies and fraternal orders
Word origin
ME comaundrie < OFr comanderie < ML commendaria (< commenda, commendation, an entrusting < L commendare, commend), benefice entrusted to someone: sp. infl. by assoc. with command