commandery

[ kuh-man-duh-ree, -mahn- ]

/ kəˈmæn də ri, -ˈmɑn- /

noun, plural com·mand·er·ies.

the office or rank of a commander.

the district of a commander.

a district controlled by a commander of certain medieval orders of knights.

a local branch or lodge of certain secret or fraternal orders.

Origin of commandery

1400–50; late Middle English. See commander, -y³

Words nearby commandery

command-driven, command economy, commandeer, commander, commander in chief, commandery, command guidance, commanding, commanding officer, command language, commandment

Example sentences from the Web for commandery

Old and worn he retired to Majorca, living off the products of the estates belonging to his commandery situated in Catalonia.
The Dead Command|Vicente Blasco Ibez
He shall then be taken to the Commandery, in order that his majesty may interrogate him.
Boscobel: or, the royal oak|William Harrison Ainsworth
This place is called "The temple of the false gods," and used to be, it is thought, a commandery of Templars.
Over Strand and Field|Gustave Flaubert
Mr. Preen drove on in silence until they were opposite the Commandery gates in the lower part of Sidbury.
Johnny Ludlow, Sixth Series|Mrs. Henry Wood

First-fruits were restored to the Crown, and so was the commandery of St. John.
Ireland Under the Tudors, Vol. II (of 3)|Richard Bagwell

单词	commandery
释义	commandery [ kuh-man-duh-ree, -mahn- ] / kəˈmæn də ri, -ˈmɑn- / noun, plural com·mand·er·ies. the office or rank of a commander. the district of a commander. a district controlled by a commander of certain medieval orders of knights. a local branch or lodge of certain secret or fraternal orders. Origin of commandery 1400–50; late Middle English. See commander, -y³ Words nearby commandery command-driven, command economy, commandeer, commander, commander in chief, commandery, command guidance, commanding, commanding officer, command language, commandment Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for commandery Old and worn he retired to Majorca, living off the products of the estates belonging to his commandery situated in Catalonia. The Dead Command\|Vicente Blasco Ibez He shall then be taken to the Commandery, in order that his majesty may interrogate him. Boscobel: or, the royal oak\|William Harrison Ainsworth This place is called "The temple of the false gods," and used to be, it is thought, a commandery of Templars. Over Strand and Field\|Gustave Flaubert Mr. Preen drove on in silence until they were opposite the Commandery gates in the lower part of Sidbury. Johnny Ludlow, Sixth Series\|Mrs. Henry Wood First-fruits were restored to the Crown, and so was the commandery of St. John. Ireland Under the Tudors, Vol. II (of 3)\|Richard Bagwell
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