commandery

/kəˈmænd(ə)ɹi/noun
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1

The smallest division of a manor under the control of a commander of an order of knights, originally only the Knights Hospitaller.

2

Any of various administrative divisions of imperial China.

3

A chapter of a secret order, especially the Knights Templar (order affiliated with Freemasonry).

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