Great Master
/ˌɡreɪt ˈmɑːstə/ /ˌɡreɪt ˈmastə/noun
1The head of a military order of knighthood or an order of chivalry; the head of a Grand Lodge, Grand Orient, or other branch of Freemasonry, or the head of a branch of a similar organization.
2The chief officer of a royal household in France and in Tudor and Stuart England; = grand master. More fully Lord Great Master, Great Master of the Household. Compare (Lord) Steward of the King's Household. Now historical.
Origin
Late 15th century; earliest use found in St. Placidus. From great + master, after Middle French grant maistre (French grand maître).
- foul lane
- foul line
- foully
- foul mouth
- foul-mouthed
- foulness
- foul one's (own) nest
- foul play
- foul-smelling
- foul something up (or foul up)
- foul-tasting
- foul-tempered
- foul tip
- foul trouble
- foul-up
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- found
- foundation
- foundational
- foundation course
- foundation garment
- foundation stone
- foundation subjects
- founder
- founder effect