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commandery
[ kuh-man-duh-ree, -mahn- ]
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.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of commandery1
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Example Sentences
He fell into Disgrace, after this Account of him was written, and died at his Commandery.
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So make it certain that our answer to the Massachusetts Commandery be strong and clear.
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At the frontier they ask you no questions, for everything has been sent to them by the military commandery in Berlin.
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Old and worn he retired to Majorca, living off the products of the estates belonging to his commandery situated in Catalonia.
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The marquis de Tavora was at the same time appointed to a commandery, which he had solicited during several years.
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