commandery

== English == === Alternative forms === commandary commandry (UK) commandarie, commanderie, commaundrie, commaundarie, commaunderie, commaundry, commaundary, commaundery (obsolete) === 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). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kəˈmænd(ə)ɹi/, /kəˈmɑːnd(ə)ɹi/ === Noun === commandery (plural commanderies) A territory under the control of a commander, particularly: (historical) The smallest division of a manor under the control of a commander of an order of knights, originally only the Knights Hospitaller. (historical) Any of various administrative divisions of imperial China. A chapter of a secret order, especially the Knights Templar (order affiliated with Freemasonry). ==== Synonyms ==== (Chinese territory) jun, fu; chun, foo (obsolete); prefecture (some contexts) ==== Translations ====