How Is Commandery Spelled?
Noun, Plural Com·mand·er·ies. the Office or Rank of a Commander. What Does the Word Commandery Mean? 1: a District Under the Control of a Commander of an Order...
noun, plural com·mand·er·ies. the office or rank of a commander.
What does the word Commandery mean?
1 : a district under the control of a commander of an order of knights. 2 : an assembly or lodge in a secret order.
What is the purpose of a Commandery?
In the Middle Ages, a commandery (rarely commandry) was the smallest administrative division of the European landed properties of a military order. It was also the name of the house where the knights of the commandery lived. The word is also applied to the emoluments granted to a commander.