Commander

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chivalric order rank grade of merit order

Commander is a high-ranking grade within various chivalric and merit orders, typically signifying a distinguished level of honor just below the top classes.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Commandeur 4
Commander canonical 3
Commander 1st Class 2

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf chivalric order rank ⓘ
grade of merit order ⓘ
associatedWith Commandeur de la Légion d'honneur ⓘ
surface form: Legion of Honour (Commandeur grade)

Order of Merit of the Italian Republic ⓘ
surface form: Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (Commendatore grade)

Order of Orange-Nassau (Commandeur grade) ⓘ
Venerable Order of St John ⓘ
surface form: Order of St John

Order of the Bath (historical structures) ⓘ
Order of the British Empire ⓘ
Order of the Crown ⓘ
surface form: Order of the Crown (various national orders)

The Royal Victorian Order ⓘ
surface form: Royal Victorian Order
canBeCivilOrMilitary yes, depending on order ⓘ
ceremonialRole may include participation in formal investitures ⓘ
classification intermediate-to-senior class in order hierarchies ⓘ
distinctionFrom military rank of commander ⓘ
documentation usually defined in statutes of each order ⓘ
eligibility often limited in number within an order ⓘ
typically awarded for distinguished service ⓘ
etymology from Latin commendare via Old French commandeor/commandeur ⓘ
field phaleristics ⓘ
hasAlternativeSpelling Comendador (Spanish, Portuguese) ⓘ
Commander (English) ⓘ
Commandeur (French) ⓘ
Commendatore (Italian) ⓘ
Komtur (German, historical) ⓘ
hasGenderVariants some orders use gendered titles for commander grade ⓘ
historicalOrigin medieval orders of knighthood ⓘ
insigniaType breast star in some orders ⓘ
neck badge in many orders ⓘ
isA high-ranking grade in orders of chivalry ⓘ
high-ranking grade in orders of merit ⓘ
mayConferStyle knightly dignity in some orders ⓘ
post-nominal letters specific to each order ⓘ
precedence ranked above lower grades in official orders of wear ⓘ
rankPosition below top classes in many orders ⓘ
recognizedBy monarchies ⓘ
republics ⓘ
relativeRankAbove Member (in many orders) ⓘ
Officer (in many orders) ⓘ
relativeRankBelow Grand Cross (in many orders) ⓘ
Grand Officer (in many orders) ⓘ
status often considered senior but not supreme grade ⓘ
symbolizes high merit or service to state, crown, or society ⓘ
typicalLevel distinguished level of honor ⓘ
usedIn dynastic orders ⓘ
orders of chivalry ⓘ
orders of merit ⓘ
state orders ⓘ

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Order of the White Rose of Finland → hasClass → Commander ⓘ
Ordre des Arts et des Lettres → hasGrade → Commander ⓘ
this entity surface form: Commandeur
Ordre des Arts et des Lettres → highestGrade → Commander ⓘ
this entity surface form: Commandeur
Order of the Polar Star → hasGrade → Commander ⓘ
this entity surface form: Commander 1st Class
Knight Commander of the Order of Australia → hasGrade → Commander ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dame Commander (AD)
Military Order of William → gradeWithNeckDecoration → Commander ⓘ
Order of Saint Louis → class → Commander ⓘ
this entity surface form: Commandeur
Order of Montreal → gradeLabel → Commander ⓘ
Ordre du Mérite agricole → hasGrade → Commander ⓘ
this entity surface form: Commandeur
Order of Vasa → classSystem → Commander ⓘ
this entity surface form: Commander 1st Class