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Templar

noun
Tem·​plar | \ ˈtem-plər How to pronounce Templar (audio) \

Definition of Templar

1 : a knight of a religious military order established in the early 12th century in Jerusalem for the protection of pilgrims and the Holy Sepulcher
2 : knight templar sense 2

First Known Use of Templar

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for Templar

Middle English templer, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin templarius, from Latin templum temple

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