Templar
//ˈtemplər// adj, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A barrister having chambers in the Inner Temple or Middle Temple. British
- 2 A Knight Templar, one of the Knights Templar.
- 3 a knight of a religious military order established in 1118 to protect pilgrims and the Holy Sepulcher wordnet
Adjective
- 1 Of or relating to a temple. obsolete
"c. 1815-1833?, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Notes on Donne solitary, family, and templar devotion"
Example
More examples"An ancient manor, probably from the time of the Templar Knights, is the home to our family, and its outbuildings welcome friends and holiday guests all year round."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Middle English templer, from Old French templier; cf. the Medieval Latin templārius, from Latin templum (“temple”).
Etymology 2
From Late Latin templāris, from Latin templum (“temple”) + -āris, equivalent to temple + -ar.
Etymology 3
From Middle English templer, from Old French templier; cf. the Medieval Latin templarius, from Latin templum (“temple”).
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