preceptory

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Definition of preceptory in English English dictionary

A community of the Knights Templar, or the physical buildings or estate of such a community

See Commandery, n

Preceptive

A religious house of the Knights Templars, subordinate to the temple or principal house of the order in London

Hyphenation

pre·cep·to·ry

Etymology

() From mediaeval Latin praeceptoria, noun use of the feminine of praeceptorius ‘commanding’.