Meanings
plural commanderies · alternative commandary · alternative UK commandry · alternative obsolete commandarie · alternative obsolete commanderie · alternative obsolete commaundrie · alternative obsolete commaundarie · alternative obsolete commaunderie · alternative obsolete commaundry · alternative obsolete commaundary · alternative obsolete commaundery
- A territory under the control of a commander
- historicalAny of various administrative divisions of imperial China.
- A chapter of a secret order, especially the Knights Templar (order affiliated with Freemasonry).
Synonyms & antonyms
Chinese territory
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latincommendare
- Late Latincommendaria
- Frenchcommanderie
- Englishcommandery
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).
More words from French, Late Latin, Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan comandància
- comandànciadivision of a manor under the control of a knightly commander
Dutch commanderij
- commanderijdivision of a manor under the control of a knightly commander
Finnish komentoalue
- komentoaluedivision of a manor under the control of a knightly commander
French commanderie
- commanderiedivision of a manor under the control of a knightly commander
German Kommende, Komturei
- Kommendedivision of a manor under the control of a knightly commander
- Komtureidivision of a manor under the control of a knightly commander
Latin commendaria
- commendariadivision of a manor under the control of a knightly commander
Polish komandoria, komturia
- komandoriadivision of a manor under the control of a knightly commander
- komturiadivision of a manor under the control of a knightly commander
Spanish comandancia
- comandanciadivision of a manor under the control of a knightly commander
Cite this entry
commandery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/commandery
“commandery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/commandery. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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