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commandery

/kəˈmænd(ə)ɹi/

commandery noun: the smallest division of a manor under the control of a commander of an order of knights, originally only the Knights Hospitaller.

Noun

commandery (plural commanderies)

  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).

commandery meaning in Bengali

commandery in Bengali

একটি গোপন আদেশের শাখা

Synonyms of commandery

All synonyms of commandery

Forms of commandery

pluralcommanderies
alternative formcommandary
alternative UKcommandry
alternative form (obsolete)commandarie
alternative form (obsolete)commanderie
alternative form (obsolete)commaundrie
alternative form (obsolete)commaundarie
alternative form (obsolete)commaunderie
alternative form (obsolete)commaundry
alternative form (obsolete)commaundary
alternative form (obsolete)commaundery

Origin of commandery

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).

Questions about commandery

What does commandery mean?
Commandery means the smallest division of a manor under the control of a commander of an order of knights, originally only the Knights Hospitaller.
What is commandery in Bengali?
Commandery in Bengali is একটি গোপন আদেশের শাখা. See Commandery meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is commandery?
Commandery is a noun.
How do you pronounce commandery?
Commandery is pronounced /kəˈmænd(ə)ɹi/.
What is the plural of commandery?
The plural of commandery is commanderies.

Words near commandery in the dictionary

  1. commanders
  2. commanders in chief
  3. commanders-in-chief
  4. commandership
  5. commanderships
  6. commandery
  7. commandest
  8. commandeth
  9. commanding
  10. commanding general
  11. commanding generals

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Adapted from Wiktionary: commandery (page history and authors); commandery (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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