military order en · NOUN
Meanings
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An order of knighthood which has a military (typically crusading) as well as a spiritual vocation.
The Teutonic Knights, Knights Templars and St. John's Hospitallers are famous military orders which crusaded within Europe and/or in the Holy Land
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| military orders | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (8)
de Militärorden (order of knighthood) · nl militaire ridderorde (order of knighthood) · nl militaire orde (order of knighthood) · fr ordre militaire (order of knighthood) · fi sotilasritarikunta (order of knighthood) · pl zakon rycerski (order of knighthood) · cmn 軍事修會 /军事修会 (order of knighthood) · la mīlitāris ōrdō (order of knighthood)