01 n. The office or rank of a commander.
pl.
Commanderies ((#))
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1.
The office or rank of a commander.[Obs.]
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2.
A district or a manor with lands and tenements appertaining thereto, under the control of a member of an order of knights who was called a commander; -- called also a preceptory. Also: preceptory
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3.
An assembly or lodge of Knights Templars (so called) among the Freemasons.[U. S.]
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4.
A district under the administration of a military commander or governor.[R.]