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PRECEPTORIES
Noun
preceptories
plural of preceptory
Source: Wiktionary
PRECEPTORY
Pre*cep"to*ry, a.
Definition: Preceptive. "A law preceptory." Anderson (1573).
Pre*cep"to*ry, n.; pl. Preceptories. Etym: [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.]
Definition: A religious house of the Knights Templars, subordinate to the temple or principal house of the order in London. See Commandery, n., 2.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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