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preceptory

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pre·cep·to·ry  (pr-spt-r, prsp-)
n. pl. pre·cep·to·ries
A community of medieval Knights Templars located on a provincial estate and subordinate to the main temples at Paris and London.

preceptory [prɪˈsɛptərɪ]
n pl -ries
(Historical Terms) (formerly) a subordinate house or community of the Knights Templars


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The next Preceptory would grant thee absolution for an oath, the keeping of which concerned nought but the honour or the dishonour of a miserable Jewish maiden.
 
 
 
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