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Commandery
Com·mand'er·y noun ; plural Commanderies . [ French commanderie .] 1. The office or rank of a commander. [ Obsolete] 2. A district or a manor with lands and tenements appertaining thereto, under the control of a me...
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Commandery
• (n.) A district or a manor with lands and tenements appertaining thereto, under the control of a member of an order of knights who was called a commander; -- called also a preceptory. • (n.) The office or rank of a commander. • (n.) A district under the administration of a military ...
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commandery
(from the article `China`) ...the single source from whom all powers of government were delegated. It was the Han emperors who appointed men to the senior offices of the ... At the outset of the Han dynasty, vast areas were entrusted as kingdoms to the emperor`s kinsmen, while the central government administered the ... [2 related ar...
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/calendar/ February 14 is Valentine's Day. Although it is celebrated as a lovers' holiday today, with the giving of candy, flowers, or other gifts between couples in love, it originated in 5th Century Rome as a tribute to St. Valentine, a Catholic bishop. The first Valentine card grew out of this practice. The first true Valentine card was sent in 1415 by Charles, duke of Orleans, to his wife. He was imprisoned in the Tower of London at the time. Cupid, another symbol of the holiday, became associated with it because he was the son of Venus, the Roman god of love and beauty. Cupid often appears on Valentine cards. read more

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