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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Tem•plar (tem′plər),USA pronunciation n. - World Historya member of a religious military order founded by Crusaders in Jerusalem about 1118, and suppressed in 1312.
- British Termsa barrister or other person occupying chambers in the Temple, London.
- World Historya member of the Masonic order, Knights Templars. Also called Knight Templar.
- Anglo-French (see -er2)
- Medieval Latin templārius (see temple1, -ar2); replacing Middle English templer
- 1250–1300
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Templar /ˈtɛmplə/ n - a member of a military religious order (Knights of the Temple of Solomon) founded by Crusaders in Jerusalem around 1118 to defend the Holy Sepulchre and Christian pilgrims; suppressed in 1312
- (sometimes not capital) Brit a lawyer, esp a barrister, who lives or has chambers in the Inner or Middle Temple in London
Etymology: 13th Century: from Medieval Latin templārius of the temple, from Latin templum temple1; first applied to the knightly order because their house was near the site of the Temple of Solomon |