YORK RITE


Meaning of YORK RITE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈyȯrk- ]

noun

Etymology: York, England

Date: circa 1878

1. : a ceremonial observed by one of the Masonic systems

2. : a system or organization that observes the York rite and confers in the United States 13 degrees of which the last three are in commanderies of Knights Templar — compare Scottish rite

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