Preceptory
[pri'septәri]
Definition
(a.) Preceptive.
(n.) A religious house of the Knights Templars, subordinate to the temple or principal house of the order in London. See Commandery, n., 2.
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Examples
- Thou wilt find him, as our scouts have brought notice, at the next Preceptory house of his Order. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- The Preceptor of Templestowe was then called on to describe the manner in which Bois-Guilbert and the Jewess arrived at the Preceptory. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Who dares to arrest a Knight of the Temple of Zion, within the girth of his own Preceptory, and in the presence of the Grand Master? Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Poor Isaac was hurried off accordingly, and expelled from the preceptory; all his entreaties, and even his offers, unheard and disregarded. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- And for the place of combat, I hold the fittest to be the lists of Saint George belonging to this Preceptory, and used by us for military exercise. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- And shall that power be denied to the Grand Master of the Temple within a preceptory of his Order? Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Hast thou suffered the dotard to learn that Rebecca is in the Preceptory? Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Isaac accordingly bade his friend farewell, and about an hour's riding brought him before the Preceptory of Templestowe. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- I have no mind to encounter a sentence of degradation, or even to lose my Preceptory, for the sake of a painted piece of Jewish flesh and blood. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Thou canst not fly, said the Preceptor; thy ravings have excited suspicion, and thou wilt not be permitted to leave the Preceptory. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
Checker: Thomas