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PRECEPTORY
A manor or estate owned and run by an order of knights and governed by a preceptor.
Classifications
Related Terms
| Term | Note |
|---|---|
| CELL | A monastic enclave dependent on a mother house. |
| FARM | A tract of land, often including a farmhouse and ancillary buildings, used for the purpose of cultivation and the rearing of livestock, etc. Use more specific type where known. |
| FRIARY | A religious house occupied by men of mendicant religious orders (friars). |
| GRANGE | The residence and outbuildings of an outlying farm or estate, especially that held by a monastery or other religious order. |
| HOSPITAL | A building or complex where care and treatment are provided to the sick, aged, infirm and poor. Use narrower term where possible. |
| MANOR | An area of land consisting of the lord's demesne and of lands from whose holders he may exact certain fees, etc. |
| MANOR HOUSE | The principal house of a manor or village. |
| MONASTERY | A complex of buildings inhabited by a community of men living in seclusion under religious vows. |
| NUNNERY | A complex of buildings inhabited by a community of women, such as nuns or canonesses, living in seclusion under religious vows. |
| PRIORY | A lesser monastery headed by a prior, often linked to a cathedral or dependent on a mother house. |
