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Where does “preceptory” come from?

preceptory (English) comes from Latin praeceptoria, from Latin praeceptorius — commanding.

preceptory (English): A community of the Knights Templar, or the...

Definitions

  1. A community of the Knights Templar, or the...

Ancestry of “preceptory”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpraeceptoria—
2Latinpraeceptoriuscommanding
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