commandery

1. n. The office or rank of a commander. Source: opted

2. n. A district or a manor with lands and tenements appertaining thereto, under the control of a member of an order of knights who was called a commander; -- called also a preceptory. Source: opted

3. n. An assembly or lodge of Knights Templars (so called) among the Freemasons. Source: opted

4. n. A district under the administration of a military commander or governor. Source: opted

5. n. the position or office of commander Source: wordnet

6. 1. The office or rank of a commander. [Obs.] 2. A district or a manor with lands and tenements appertaining thereto, under the control of a member of an order of knights who was called a commander; -- called also a preceptory. 3. An assembly or lodge of Knights Templars (so called) among the Freemasons. [U. S.] 4. A district under the administration of a military commander or governor. [R.] Brougham. Source: webster

7. n the position or office of commander Source: ecdict

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