commandry

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noun obsolete The smallest division of a manor under the control of a commander of an order of knights.

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In this record, as in most that I have seen, it is written, "Templecouelee," and it is entered as a limb of the commandry of Saunford or Sandford.

Notes and Queries, Number 07, December 15, 1849 Various
After his return to Spain, he lived for some time at the commandry of Heliche, in the capacity of a steward; and went afterwards into New Spain with the lady who passed for his wife.

A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 05 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time Robert Kerr 1784
The commandry is preferable: the Watling-street runs by it, and it is nearer the Ikenield-street.

An History of Birmingham (1783) William Hutton 1769