Etymology

templar

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Today it means: A barrister having chambers in the Inner Temple or Middle Temple. Full definition →

Middle English templer ← Old French templier ← Latin templum
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templar · noun1

  1. Latin · derived fromtemplum“temple”
  2. Old French · derived fromtemplier
  3. Middle English · inherited fromtempler
  4. English todaytemplar

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

templar · adjective2

  1. Latin · derived fromtemplum“temple”
  2. Late Latin · borrowed fromtemplāris
  3. English todaytemplar

From Late Latin templāris, from Latin templum (“temple”) + -āris, equivalent to temple + -ar.

Templar · noun3

  1. Latin · derived fromtemplum“temple”
  2. Old French · derived fromtemplier
  3. Middle English · inherited fromtempler
  4. English todayTemplar

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

Words from the same roots

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