Accord: To
make to conform or agree; bring into harmony.
Advancement: Movement
forward, i.e., the movement from one degree to the next.
Artificer: A
skilled worker, craftsman. A person adept at designing and constructing, an
inventor.
Bourn; Bourne: A
boundary, as between properties; limit.
Cable Tow: A
compound word of Masonic coinage combining cable (a rope) and tow (a rope for
pulling).
Cardinal: Of
basic importance.
Circumscribe: To
draw a circular line by the compasses; symbolic of the boundary line of Masonic
conduct.
Clandestine: Concealed,
usually for some secret or illicit purpose. In Freemasonry, illegal, not
authorized.
Cleft: Opening
made by a crack or crevice; a hollow between two parts.
Contention: Strife
or struggle.
Cowan: A
Masonic term which means intruder or one who accidently enters where he is not
wanted. This is not to be confused with the word eavesdropper or one who
deliberately tries to overhear and see what is not meant for his eyes and ears.
Emulation: The
desire to equal or surpass; ambitious rivalry.
Equivocation: The
use o equivocal language, e.g., words capable of two interpretations, cryptic,
evasive, ambiguous.
Guttural: From
the Latin "guttur", the throat.
Inviolate: Kept
sacred or unbroken.
Lay or Inlay: The
manner or position in which something is situated (lay). To set (a piece of
wood, metal, etc.) into a surface to form a design that is usually level with
the surface (inlay).
Manual: Relating
to the hand, from the Latin "manus", a hand.
Mercenary: Motivated
solely by a desire for monetary or material gain; greedy, venal.
Pectoral: Belonging
to the breast; from the Latin "pectus", the breast.
Pedal: Belonging
to the feet, from the Latin "pedes", the feet.
Perjured: Having
willfully told a lie while under lawful oath or affirmation; having broken an
oath.
Profane: One
not initiated into the Fraternity of Craft, a non Mason.
Worshipful: As
used in Worshipful Master, From the Anglo-Saxon, worthship (worthy); honorable
or respectable. The term has no religious or sacred implication.