"Preceptory" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... the monastery of the Cistercians, at Palermo, in Sicily, and several privileges and exemptions—a transaction that caused considerable disagreement between the Pope and the Emperor. The knights were, however, finally confirmed in possession of the monastery, and it became the preceptory or chief house of the order in Sicily, where other property was gradually bestowed ...
— The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume VI. • Various |
