Preceptory n. (pl. preceptories) A religious house of the Knights Templars, subordinate to the temple or principal house of the order in London. See Commandery, n., 2.
... "an thou wilt tarry there, remember I have redeemed word and glove. Be the hawks where they will, methinks the walls of the preceptory of Templestowe will be cover sufficient, and thither will I, ... — Journeys Through Bookland - Volume Four • Charles H. Sylvester
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