Komturei

German

Alternative forms

• Comthurey, Comenturei (obsolete)
• Kommenturei (rare, dated)

Etymology

From Komtur +‎ -ei.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɔmtuˈʁaɪ̯]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Kom‧tu‧rei

Noun

Komturei f (genitive Komturei, plural Komtureien)

1. (historical) commandery (the basic administrative division of an order of knighthood, led by a knight commander called Komtur)

   Synonym: Kommende

Declension

Declension of Komturei [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Komturei	die	Komtureien
genitive	einer	der	Komturei	der	Komtureien
dative	einer	der	Komturei	den	Komtureien
accusative	eine	die	Komturei	die	Komtureien

Hypernyms

• Ordensniederlassung
• Verwaltungsbezirk eines Ritterordens

Hyponyms

• Komturei Tempelhof (commander's court of the Knights Templar in Teltow)

Holonyms

• Ballei, Landkomturei

See also

• Vogtei

Further reading

• “Komturei” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Komturei” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
• “Komturei” in Duden online