commandery

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kə man′də rē, -män′-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
com•mand•er•y  (kə man′də rē, -män′-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -er•ies. 
  1. Militarythe office or rank of a commander.
  2. Military, World Historythe district of a commander.
  3. World Historya district controlled by a commander of certain medieval orders of knights.
  4. a local branch or lodge of certain secret or fraternal orders.
  • late Middle English. See commander, -y3 1400–50

'commandery' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
commander - preceptory

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