An archaic spelling and variant form of commandery; a command, office, or estate controlled by a military-religious order.
Another historical variant spelling of 'commandery,' from French 'commanderie,' showing the fluidity of English spelling in medieval and early modern periods.
The existence of multiple spellings like 'commandery,' 'commandrie,' and 'commandry' shows that before dictionaries standardized English, people spelled words phonetically or however seemed reasonable to them.
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