'Preceptories' definitions:
Definition of 'Preceptories'
From: 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]