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commanderies

com·mand·er·y
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuh-man-duh-ree, -mahn-]
    • /kəˈmæn də ri, -ˈmɑn-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuh-man-duh-ree, -mahn-]
    • /kəˈmæn də ri, -ˈmɑn-/

Definitions of commanderies word

  • noun plural commanderies the office or rank of a commander. 1
  • noun plural commanderies the district of a commander. 1
  • noun plural commanderies a district controlled by a commander of certain medieval orders of knights. 1
  • noun plural commanderies a local branch or lodge of certain secret or fraternal orders. 1
  • noun commanderies Plural form of commandery. 1
  • noun commanderies plural of commandery. 0

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Origin of commanderies

First appearance:

before 1400
One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English. See commander, -y3

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Parts of speech for Commanderies

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

commanderies popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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