passed master

English

Noun

passed master (plural passed masters)

1. Archaic form of past master.
   • 1908, The Freemason and Masonic Illustrated:

     From these facts it will be seen that the cross-sections on a “Passed Master's” apron prove that the person who wears it is of the sixth degree, and next in rank to a Grand Master Mason of the “Blue” or “Square” Tectonic Art.