单词 | pass-master |
释义 | † pass-mastern. Obsolete. 1. = passed master n. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [noun] > skilful person > a master or mistress masterc1430 mistressc1440 doctor1548 archemaster1570 graduate1582 pass-master1599 possessor1713 past master1840 past mistress1868 passed master1882 ustad1903 maestro1938 1599 King James VI & I Basilikon Doron ii. 113 I would haue you reasonably versed in to them, but not preassing to be a passe-master in any of them. 2. Freemasonry. A person who has attained the office of master in a Freemason's lodge. Cf. past master n. 1. rare. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > an association, society, or organization > [noun] > member > official master1389 pass-master1762 past master1762 steward1831 society > society and the community > social relations > an association, society, or organization > secret society > [noun] > the Freemasons > member > type of member or official fellow-craft1696 master mason1696 grand master1722 master1722 wardena1723 pass-master1762 mark (master) mason1769 superexcellent1796 markman1853 Templar1859 1762 Jachin & Boaz (Jerusalem Lodge) 51 The Pass-Master has the Compasses and Sun, with a Line of Cords about his Neck. 1785 W. O. V——n Three Knocks at Door of Free-Masonry 2 The Pass-Master hath the Compasses and Sun, with a Line of Cords about his Neck, viz. 60 Degrees. 3. An officer of a poor-law parish charged with passing on paupers to their own parish or union. historical in later use. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > holder of office > parish official > [noun] > responsible for relief of poor overseerc1600 relieving officer1677 Guardian of the Poor1782 pass-master1818 poormaster1853 1818 A. Wood in Parl. Deb. 1st Ser. 1010 There was a penalty of £20 upon the pass-master who suffered vagrants to escape. 1858 Jrnl. Statist. Soc. 21 184 There are also Vestry Clerks, Removing Officers, and Pass Masters, that is, persons engaged in the removal of Scotch and Irish paupers to their respective countries. 1887 C. J. Ribton-Turner Vagrants & Vagrancy x. 241 The Pass Master for the City of London. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < |
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