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Templar

One of a religious and military order first established at Jerusalem, in the early part of the 12th century, for the protection of pilgrims and of the Holy Sepulcher. These Knights Templars, or Knights of the Temple, were so named because they occupied an apartment of the palace of Bladwin II. in Jerusalem, near the Temple.

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Knight 76% connected

A young servant or follower; a military attendant.

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Knight Templar 92% connected

See Commandery, n., 3, and also Templar, n., 1 and 3.

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