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Templar
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Tem·plar  (tmplr)
n.
1. A Knight Templar.
2. templar A lawyer or student of law having chambers in the Temple in London.

[Middle English templer, from Anglo-Norman, from Medieval Latin templrius, from Latin templum, temple; see temple1.]

Templar [ˈtɛmplə]
n
1. (Historical Terms) 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
2. (Law) (sometimes not capital) Brit a lawyer, esp a barrister, who lives or has chambers in the Inner or Middle Temple in London
[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]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Templar - a knight of a religious military order established in 1118 to protect pilgrims and the Holy SepulcherTemplar - a knight of a religious military order established in 1118 to protect pilgrims and the Holy Sepulcher
knight - originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
Translations
Templar [ˈtempləʳ] Ntemplario m
Templar
n (also Knight Templar)Tempelherr m, → Templer m
Templar [ˈtɛmpləʳ] n (Rel, History) (also Knight Templar) → templare m


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