Definition of COMMANDERY

commandery

Meanings

Plural: commanderies

Noun

  • the position or office of commander
  • 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.
  • A territory under the control of a commander
  • Any of various administrative divisions of imperial China.
  • A chapter of a secret order, especially the Knights Templar (order affiliated with Freemasonry).

Origin / Etymology

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).

Scrabble Score: 20

commandery is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
commandery is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
commandery is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 23

commandery is a valid Words With Friends word