Templar terminology – how they described themselves

Originally posted on The Templar Knight:

Some friends reading my latest book (click

HERE

to view Quest For The

True Cross

) have pointed out that the terminology the

Templars

used can be quite confusing. Let’s have a look at some terms that come up very often.

Preceptory – Also referred to as a Commandery. These were the Templar estates dotted all over Europe and consisting of some form of manor house or fortified building, place of worship, agricultural buildings like barns and dovecotes and p...