commandery

noun
/kəˈmænd(ə)ɹi/

Etymology

From French commanderie, from Late Latin commendaria, from Latin commendare. In the Chinese administrative division sense, used as a translation of 府 (fǔ) and 郡 (jùn).

  1. derived from commendare
  2. derived from commendaria
  3. borrowed from commanderie

Definitions

  1. A territory under the control of a commander

  2. A chapter of a secret order, especially the Knights Templar (order affiliated with…

    A chapter of a secret order, especially the Knights Templar (order affiliated with Freemasonry).

The neighborhood

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