Middle Temple

American  

[mid-l tem-puhl] / ˈmɪd l ˈtɛm pəl /

noun

1. Inns of Court1

2. temple110

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Middle Temple British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of Middle Temple

First recorded in 1595–1605

Example Sentences

Shakespeare is believed to have taken to the stage for the premiere of Twelfth Night, one of his most popular comedies, at Middle Temple Hall, on Candlemas night - 2 February - in 1602.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2016

Dodging the Great Fire of 1666 and the worst of the Blitz, Middle Temple retains much of its Tudor atmosphere.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2016

They followed up the reveal with a vow exchange at Middle Temple Hall in London, where they were joined by her sister, Krasinski, Steve Buscemi, Meryl Streep, Colin Firth and Ewan McGregor.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 20, 2014

Like Marshall, Lee, who is 33, studied law at London's Middle Temple.

From Time Magazine Archive

That copy-now in the library of the Middle Temple, one of the Inns of Court in London—had previously been owned by his friend and Shakespeare’s, Ben Jonson.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton