military order

English

Noun

military order (plural military orders)

An order of knighthood which has a military (typically crusading) as well as a spiritual vocation
The Teutonic Knights, Knights Templars and St. John's Hospitallers are famous military orders which crusaded within Europe and/or in the Holy Land

Translations

order of knighthood

Dutch: militaire orde, militaire ridderorde m
Finnish: sotilasritarikunta

French: ordre militaire m
German: Militärorden m

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