/tem"pleuhr/ , n.
1. a member of a religious military order founded by Crusaders in Jerusalem about 1118, and suppressed in 1312.
2. a barrister or other person occupying chambers in the Temple, London.
3. a member of the Masonic order, Knights Templars. Also called Knight Templar .
[ 1250-1300; templarius (see TEMPLE 1 , -AR 2 ); r. ME templer 2 ) ]