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Originally appearing in Volume V06, Page 765 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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COMMANDERY (through the Fr. commanderie, from med.
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Lat. commendaria, a
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trust or
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charge)  , a
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division of the landed
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property in
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Europe of the Knights Hospitallers (see ST
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JOHN OF
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JERUSALEM) . The property of the
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order was divided into " priorates," subdivided into " bailiwicks," which in turn were divided into " commanderies "; these were placed in
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charge of a " commendator " or
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commander . The word is also applied to the emoluments granted to a commander of a military order of knights .

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