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plural preceptories
A community of the Knights Templar, or the physical buildings or estate of such a community. quotations examples
“The most petty baron may arrest, try, and condemn a witch found within his own domain. And shall that power be denied to the Grand Master of the Temple within a preceptory of his Order?”
1819, Walter Scott, Ivanhoe
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preceptive quotations examples
a law preceptory
c. 1573, Anderson, [unknown work]