commandery en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /kəˈmɑːnd(ə)ɹi/
- (Southern-England) audio
- /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).
Meanings
- (historical) A territory under the control of a commander ▸ The smallest division of a manor under the control of a commander of an order of knights, originally only the Knights Hospitaller.
- (historical) A territory under the control of a commander ▸ Any of various administrative divisions of imperial China.
- A chapter of a secret order, especially the Knights Templar (order affiliated with Freemasonry).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| commaundarie | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| commaundary | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| commanderie | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| commandarie | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| commaunderie | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| commaundry | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| commandry | UK, alternative | lexicographic | |
| commaundery | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| commandary | alternative | lexicographic | |
| commaundrie | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| commanderies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
fu · prefecture · foo · jun (Chinese territory) · chun
Translations (10)
fr commanderie (division of a manor under the control of a knightly commander) · es comandancia (division of a manor under the control of a knightly commander) · nl commanderij (division of a manor under the control of a knightly commander) · de Kommende (division of a manor under the control of a knightly commander) · de Komturei (division of a manor under the control of a knightly commander) · fi komentoalue (division of a manor under the control of a knightly commander) · ca comandància (division of a manor under the control of a knightly commander) · la commendaria (division of a manor under the control of a knightly commander) · pl komandoria (division of a manor under the control of a knightly commander) · pl komturia (division of a manor under the control of a knightly commander)