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preceptory

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pre⋅cep⋅to⋅ry

  [pri-sep-tuh-ree, pree-sep-]
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–noun, plural -ries.
a subordinate house or community of the Knights Templars; commandery.
Origin:
1530–40; < ML praeceptōria. See preceptor, -y 3
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pre·cep·to·ry   (prĭ-sěp'tə-rē, prē'sěp-)   
n.   pl. pre·cep·to·ries
A community of medieval Knights Templars located on a provincial estate and subordinate to the main temples at Paris and London.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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