Kommentur

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German

 Komtur (Amt) on German Wikipedia
 Friedrichs-Orden on German Wikipedia

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Etymology

Possibly through or influenced by Medieval Latin commendatarius (commendatary).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Kom‧men‧tur

Noun

Kommentur m (strong, genitive Kommenturs, plural Kommenture)

  1. (historical) commander, knight commander (of a basic administrative division called Kommende or Komturei)
    Synonyms: Komtur, Kommendator
  2. A rank within some types of honorary orders. (A bearer of the Kommenturkreuz.)

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