Definition of Preceptory. Meaning of Preceptory. Synonyms of Preceptory

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Definition of Preceptory

Preceptory
Preceptory Pre*cep"to*ry (?; 277), a. Preceptive. ``A law preceptory.' --Anderson (1573).
Preceptory
Preceptory Pre*cep"to*ry, n.; pl. Preceptories. [LL. praeceptoria an estate assigned to a preceptor, from L. praeceptor a commander, ruler, teacher, in LL., procurator, administrator among the Knights Templars. See Preceptor.] A religious house of the Knights Templars, subordinate to the temple or principal house of the order in London. See Commandery, n., 2.
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Commandery Com*mand"er*y, n.; pl. Commanderies. [F. commanderie.] 1. The office or rank of a commander. [Obs.] 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. 3. An assembly or lodge of Knights Templars (so called) among the Freemasons. [U. S.] 4. A district under the administration of a military commander or governor. [R.] --Brougham.

Meaning of Preceptory from wikipedia

- A preceptory's main focus was on its church and on accommodation for the brethren. Examples in the UK include the Hospitaller Torphichen Preceptory in...
- Snainton Preceptory (also known as Foulbridge Priory) was a priory, just south of the village of Snainton, in North Yorkshire, England. The preceptory was...
- Ribston Preceptory was a priory just east of the village of Little Ribston, in North Yorkshire, England on the east bank of the River Nidd. The preceptory at...
- Westerdale Preceptory was a priory in Westerdale, North Yorkshire, England. The land was donated to the Knights Templar by Guido de Bovingcourt in 1203...
- Temple Bruer Preceptory is a historic building in the civil parish of Temple Bruer with Temple High Grange, North Kesteven, Lincolnshire, England. It is...
- Whitley Preceptory was a priory in North Yorkshire, England. The site of the priory is thought to have been located 0.62 miles (1 km) south west of the...
- Penhill Preceptory was a priory on the northern flanks of Penhill in Wensleydale, North Yorkshire, England, which functioned from about 1142 to 1308–12...
- Bulstrode Preceptory was a preceptory in Buckinghamshire, England. It was first mentioned in 1276. Little is known of Bulstrode Preceptory. It certainly...
- also for military training. The preceptories from which the Lincolnshire properties were managed were: Aslackby Preceptory, Kesteven (TF0830) Bottesford...
- Hirst Preceptory was a priory in North Yorkshire, England. The Knights Templar established a preceptory at Temple Hirst. Other Yorkshire preceptories included...