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Webster 1913 Edition
Preceptory
Pre-cep′to-ry
(?; 277)
, Adj.
Preceptive.
“A law preceptory.” Anderson (1573).
Pre-cep′to-ry
,Noun.
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 , 2.
Commandery
, Noun.
Webster 1828 Edition
Preceptory
PRECEP'TORY
,Adj.
PRECEP'TORY
,Noun.
Definition 2024
preceptory
preceptory
English
Noun
preceptory (plural preceptories)
- A community of the Knights Templar, or the physical buildings or estate of such a community.
- 1819: “The most petty baron may arrest, try, and condemn a witch found within his own domain. And shall that power be denied to the Grand Master of the Temple within a preceptory of his Order?” — Walter Scott, Ivanhoe
Adjective
preceptory (not comparable)
- preceptive
- Anderson (1573)
- A law preceptory.
- Anderson (1573)