Middle Temple

[ mid-l tem-puhl ]

noun

Origin of Middle Temple

1
First recorded in 1595–1605

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How to use Middle Temple in a sentence

  • Bissett was a fellow member of the Middle Temple, as contentedly briefless as himself.

    Uncanny Tales | Various
  • Here—stop and look—is the epitaph of one, a considerable fellow in his day, a barrister of the Middle Temple.

  • He was educated at Cambridge, studied law for a while at the Middle Temple, but soon renounced it.

  • Mr. Wallace did not enjoy the notion of being smoke-dried; and of returning to the Middle Temple a sort of animated ham.

    Recollections of a Policeman | William Russell (aka Thomas Waters)
  • Before they reached the Middle Temple gate Mr. and Mrs. Scott were assaulted more than once.

    Old and New London | Walter Thornbury

British Dictionary definitions for Middle Temple

Middle Temple

noun
  1. (in England) one of the four legal societies in London which together form the Inns of Court

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