Synonyms for commandery
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A territory under the control of a commander The smallest division of a manor under the control of a commander of an order of knights, originally only the Knights Hospitaller.
Related words
- Other spellings
- commandary commandry UK
Forms
- Plural
- commanderies → prefectures, commanderships, foos…
Example sentences
- jun I'm afraid you must have misinterpreted my e-mail of Jun 8.
- fu This kung fu master can break bricks with his hands.
- prefecture What is the population of Hyogo prefecture?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| commandery | rising | |
| jun | falling | |
| fu | steady | |
| prefecture | steady | |
| commandership | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 2 letters
- fu1
- 3 letters
- jun1, foo1
- 10 letters
- prefecture3
- 13 letters
- commandership
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (prefecture3 = 3 syllables).