Preceptories

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Preceptory \Pre*cep"to*ry\, n.; pl. {Preceptories}. [LL.
     praeceptoria an estate assigned to a preceptor, from L.
     praeceptor a commander, ruler, teacher, in LL., procurator,
     administrator among the Knights Templars. See {Preceptor}.]
     A religious house of the Knights Templars, subordinate to the
     temple or principal house of the order in London. See


     {Commandery}, n., 2.
     [1913 Webster]