Associations to the word «Commandery»

Wiktionary

COMMANDERY, noun. (US) (historical) The smallest division of a manor under the control of a commander of an order of knights.
COMMANDERY, noun. (historical) The jùn or chün (郡), an imperial Chinese administrative division from the Zhou to Tang dynasties variously equivalent to a march, a province, and a subprovince.

Dictionary definition

COMMANDERY, noun. The position or office of commander.

Wise words

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Stephen King