Middle Temple

[ mid-l tem-puhl ]

noun

1. Inns of Court1
2. temple110

Middle Temple

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Middle Temple¹

First recorded in 1595–1605

Example Sentences

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

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

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

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

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Before they reached the Middle Temple gate Mr. and Mrs. Scott were assaulted more than once.

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