- a member of a religious military order founded by Crusaders in Jerusalem about 1118, and suppressed in 1312.
- a barrister or other person occupying chambers in the Temple, London.
- a member of the Masonic order, Knights Templars.
- a member of a military religious order (Knights of the Temple of Solomon) founded by Crusaders in Jerusalem around 1118 to defend the Holy Sepulchre and Christian pilgrims; suppressed in 1312
- a lawyer, esp a barrister, who lives or has chambers in the Inner or Middle Temple in London
