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Added 10 October 2026

templar

/ˈtemplər/ noun

Latin root: templārius Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about templar at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A knight of a religious military order established in 1118 to protect pilgrims and the Holy Sepulcher.

Origin

From Middle English templer, from Old French templier; cf. the Medieval Latin templārius, from Latin templum (“temple”).

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