commandery
noun/kəˈmænd(ə)ɹi/ · /kəˈmɑːnd(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).
› A territory under the control of a commander
1
Historical The smallest division of a manor under the control of a commander of an order of knights, originally only the Knights Hospitaller.
2
Historical Any of various administrative divisions of imperial China.
3
A chapter of a secret order, especially the Knights Templar (order affiliated with Freemasonry).
- Synonyms
- jun, fu, chun, foo, prefecture