Grand Master

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The Grand Master is the highest-ranking officer and presiding authority in a Masonic lodge or grand lodge, overseeing its governance, rituals, and members.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Grand Master canonical 10
Assistant Grand Masters 1
Grand Master Architect (12°) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Masonic title ⓘ
leadership position ⓘ
officer rank ⓘ
alternativeForm Most Worshipful Grand Master ⓘ
Right Worshipful Grand Master ⓘ
assistedBy Deputy Grand Master ⓘ
Junior Grand Warden ⓘ
Senior Grand Warden ⓘ
other grand lodge officers ⓘ
ceremonialDuties consecrating new lodges ⓘ
installing lodge officers ⓘ
laying foundation stones in public ceremonies ⓘ
electedBy voting members of the grand lodge ⓘ
field Freemasonry ⓘ
linked to: Freemasons
governedBy Masonic law and regulations ⓘ
grand lodge constitution ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver Masonic lodges under a grand lodge ⓘ
historicallyDerivedFrom medieval guild leadership titles ⓘ
mayHavePower to suspend or arrest lodge charters ⓘ
to suspend or expel members under Masonic law ⓘ
oversees Masonic lodges within the jurisdiction ⓘ
Masonic members within the jurisdiction ⓘ
Masonic rituals at the grand lodge level ⓘ
governance of a grand lodge ⓘ
positionInHierarchy highest-ranking officer in a grand lodge ⓘ
presiding authority in a grand lodge ⓘ
senior officer in Freemasonry ⓘ
presidesOver annual communication of the grand lodge ⓘ
special communications of the grand lodge ⓘ
requires Masonic membership in good standing ⓘ
advancement through Masonic degrees ⓘ
responsibleFor administration of a grand lodge ⓘ
appointing certain grand lodge officers ⓘ
calling and presiding over communications of the grand lodge ⓘ
ensuring observance of Masonic landmarks and traditions ⓘ
granting dispensations for special Masonic meetings or actions ⓘ
implementation of Masonic constitutions and bylaws ⓘ
issuing dispensations to form new lodges ⓘ
maintaining discipline within the Masonic jurisdiction ⓘ
roleIn Masonic lodge ⓘ
grand lodge ⓘ
symbolicRole chief representative of Freemasonry in the jurisdiction ⓘ
guardian of Masonic tradition ⓘ
termLength fixed term defined by the grand lodge constitution ⓘ
titleVariesBy Masonic jurisdiction ⓘ
usedIn many national and state grand lodges worldwide ⓘ
regular Freemasonry ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Senior Grand Warden → reportsTo → Grand Master ⓘ
Senior Grand Warden → assists → Grand Master ⓘ
Grand Secretary → reportsTo → Grand Master ⓘ
Grand Secretary → isDifferentFrom → Grand Master ⓘ
Ordo Templi Orientis → hasOffice → National Grand Master General ⓘ
linked to: Grand Master
Book of Constitutions → enforcedBy → Grand Master ⓘ
Grand Orient of Italy → governedBy → Grand Master ⓘ
Rite of Perfection → hasDegree → Grand Master Architect (12°) ⓘ
linked to: Grand Master
Junior Grand Warden → mayProgressTo → Grand Master ⓘ
Junior Grand Warden → reportsTo → Grand Master ⓘ
Assistant Grand Masters of the United Grand Lodge of England → hasPluralForm → Assistant Grand Masters ⓘ
linked to: Grand Master