commandership, commandery
(noun) the position or office of commander
Source: WordNet® 3.1
commandery (plural commanderies)
A territory under the control of a commander, particularly
(historical) The smallest division of a manor under the control of a commander of an order of knights, originally only the Knights Hospitaller.
(historical) Any of various administrative divisions of imperial China.
A chapter of a secret order, especially the Knights Templar (order affiliated with Freemasonry).
• (Chinese territory) jun, fu; chun, foo (obsolete); prefecture (some contexts)
Source: Wiktionary
Com*mand"er*y, n.; pl. Commanderies. Etym: [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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 April 2025
(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
