Templar
/ˈtɛmplə
/noun historical
A member of the Knights Templar.Threatened by the growing influence of the Templars, the Church attacked them....
- He donned the disguise of a Templar knight.
- When I was a young man, I was a Templar - that is, a knight employed by the church.
Origin
Middle English: from Old French templier, from medieval Latin templarius, from Latin templum (see temple1).