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Kommentur

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German

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

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [kɔmɛnˈtuːɐ̯]
  • Hyphenation: Kom‧men‧tur

Noun

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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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See also

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