templar (plural templars)
(law, British) A barrister having chambers in the Inner Temple or Middle Temple.
templar (comparative more templar, superlative most templar)
(obsolete) Of or relating to a temple.
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Templar (plural Templars)
One of the Knights Templar
• Lampert, trample
Source: Wiktionary
Tem"plar, n. Etym: [OE. templere, F. templier, LL. templarius. See Temple a church.]
1. One of a religious and military order first established at Jerusalem, in the early part of the 12th century, for the protection of pilgrims and of the Holy Sepulcher. These Knights Templars, or Knights of the Temple, were so named because they occupied an apartment of the palace of Bladwin II. in Jerusalem, near the Temple.
Note: The order was first limited in numbers, and its members were bound by vows of chastity and poverty. After the conquest of Palestine by the Saracens, the Templars spread over Europe, and, by reason of their reputation for valor and piety, they were enriched by numerous donations of money and lands. The extravagances and vices of the later Templars, however, finally led to the suppression of the order by the Council of Vienne in 1312.
2. A student of law, so called from having apartments in the Temple at London, the original buildings having belonged to the Knights Templars. See Inner Temple, and Middle Temple, under Temple. [Eng.]
3. One belonged to a certain order or degree among the Freemasons, called Knights Templars. Also, one of an order among temperance men, styled Good Templars.
Tem"plar, a.
Definition: Of or pertaining to a temple. [R.] Solitary, family, and templar devotion. Coleridge.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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