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Knight Templar

Knight Tem·plar (plural Knights Tem·plar)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. member of medieval Christian military order: a member of a Christian military order that was founded in Jerusalem in 1119 to protect pilgrims after the First Crusade of 1096. The order grew wealthy and influential from banking activities before being suppressed by the pope in 1312.

2. U.S. Freemason: a member of a Masonic order in the United States

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