Kommende

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German

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Alternative forms

Etymology

From Medieval Latin commenda.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Kom‧men‧de

Noun

Kommende f (genitive Kommende, plural Kommenden)

  1. an ecclesiastical benefice transferred in trust to the custody of a patron
  2. (historical) commandery (the basic administrative division of an order of knighthood, led by a knight commander called Komtur)
    Synonym: Komturei

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See also

Further reading

  • Kommende” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Kommende” in Duden online