Meanings
nounmilitary order (plural military orders)
plural military orders
- An order of knighthood which has a military (typically crusading) as well as a spiritual vocation.
The Teutonic Knights, Knights Templars and St. John's Hospitallers are famous military orders which crusaded within Europe and/or in the Holy Land
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 軍事修會 /军事修会
- 軍事修會 /军事修会order of knighthood
Dutch militaire orde, militaire ridderorde
- militaire ordeorder of knighthood
- militaire ridderordeorder of knighthood
Finnish sotilasritarikunta
- sotilasritarikuntaorder of knighthood
French ordre militaire
- ordre militaireorder of knighthood
German Militärorden
- Militärordenorder of knighthood
Latin mīlitāris ōrdō
- mīlitāris ōrdōorder of knighthood
Polish zakon rycerski
- zakon rycerskiorder of knighthood
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APA
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“military order.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/military%20order. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
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