Other forms: templars
A templar was a knight of the medieval religious military order. The Knights Templar, a templar knight, the templar seal.
The order was founded to protect pilgrims and became the first international bank, which is why its sudden destruction in 1307 by a king who owed it money is still argued about. The name comes from its base on the Temple Mount.
1nountemplarA knight of the medieval religious military order.
“The Templar knights protected pilgrims travelling to Jerusalem.”
templar is a knight.
Medieval Latin templarius comes from templum, a temple, from the order's first base on the Temple Mount.
Proto-Indo-European
*temh₁-
Latin
templum — temple
Old French
templier
Middle English
templer
English, today
templar
From Middle English templer, from Old French templier; cf. the Medieval Latin templārius, from Latin templum (“temple”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA