Meaning Of The Word Teutonic order
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Teutonic order Meaning
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Teutonic Order in American English
a military and religious order of German knights ( Teutonic Knights) organized in 1191 for service in the Crusades and later active in the military conquests by Germany of Baltic and Slavic lands noun: a religious military order founded c1190 in the Holy Land by German crusaders that originally did charitable work among the sick and later fought against the Slavic and Baltic peoples in the eastward expansion of medieval Germany Teutonic order in British English noun: a military and religious order of German knights, priests, and serving brothers founded about 1190 during the Third Crusade, later conquering large parts of the Baltic provinces and Russia |
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