preceptory
English
Etymology
From mediaeval Latin praeceptoria, noun use of the feminine of praeceptorius (“commanding”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɹɪˈsɛptəɹi/
Noun
preceptory (plural preceptories)
- A community of the Knights Templar, or the physical buildings or estate of such a community.
- 1819, Walter Scott, Ivanhoe
- “The most petty baron may arrest, try, and condemn a witch found within his own domain. And shall that power be denied to the Grand Master of the Temple within a preceptory of his Order?”
- 1819, Walter Scott, Ivanhoe
Adjective
preceptory (not comparable)
- preceptive
- Anderson (1573)
- a law preceptory
- Anderson (1573)