What does "preceptory" mean?
Preceptory: Preceptive. "A law preceptory." Anderson (1573).
Additional senses
- 2.A religious house of the Knights Templars, subordinate to the temple or principal house of the order in London. See Commandery, n., 2.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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