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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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noun
A territory under the control of a commander
Any of various administrative divisions of imperial China.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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noun
A chapter of a secret order, especially the Knights Templar (order affiliated with Freemasonry).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
the position or office of commander
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: commandership
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation
History
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).
Across languages
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