noun
Usage: usually capitalized S & often capitalized R
1. : a ceremonial observed by one of the Masonic systems
2. : a system or organization that observes the Scottish rite and confers 33 degrees — compare york rite
noun
Usage: usually capitalized S & often capitalized R
1. : a ceremonial observed by one of the Masonic systems
2. : a system or organization that observes the Scottish rite and confers 33 degrees — compare york rite
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012