passed master

English

Noun

passed master (plural passed masters)

  1. Archaic form of past master.
    • 1908, The Freemason and Masonic Illustrated:
      From these facts it will be seen that the cross-sections on a “Passed Master's” apron prove that the person who wears it is of the sixth degree, and next in rank to a Grand Master Mason of the “Blue” or “Square” Tectonic Art.
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