preceptory

A chapter of a medieval military order such as the Knights Templars or of a modern fraternal order.

A building serving as an administrative or ritual center for such a chapter.

Giving precepts; preceptive.

A subordinate religious house where instruction was given.

A religious house of the Knights Templars, subordinate to the temple or principal house of the order in London. See commandery, n., 2.

Preceptive.

A community of the Knights Templar, or the physical buildings or estate of such a community.