commandery
/kəˈmænd(ə)ɹi/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.14 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A chapter of a secret order, especially the Knights Templar (order affiliated with Freemasonry).
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).
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
- Root: commanderie, commendaria, commendare
Inflected Forms
commanderies (plural)
commandary (alternative)
commandry (alternative, UK)
commandarie (alternative, obsolete)
commanderie (alternative, obsolete)
commaundrie (alternative, obsolete)
commaundarie (alternative, obsolete)
commaunderie (alternative, obsolete)
commaundry (alternative, obsolete)
commaundary (alternative, obsolete)
commaundery (alternative, obsolete)