passkey

[ pas-kee, pahs- ]
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noun,plural pass·keys.
  1. a private key.

  2. a latchkey.

Origin of passkey

1
First recorded in 1810–20; pass + key1

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How to use passkey in a sentence

  • The janitors passkey grating in the lock of the private hall door started something that none of them expected.

    Carolyn of the Corners | Ruth Belmore Endicott
  • The door was opened with a passkey and Paul confronted the party.

    Paul the Peddler | Horatio Alger, Jr.
  • I'll bet that if you do the conductor either has a passkey or will break it down for me.

    Combat | Dallas McCord Reynolds
  • Mr. Montgomery ascended the steps in a jaunty way, and, opening the door with a passkey, ascended the front staircase.

    Paul the Peddler | Horatio Alger, Jr.
  • As soon as they had explained what they wanted, the landlord got a passkey and took them to the room Holt had used.

    The Yukon Trail | William MacLeod Raine

British Dictionary definitions for passkey

passkey

/ (ˈpɑːsˌkiː) /


noun
  1. any of various keys, esp a latchkey

  2. another term for master key, skeleton key

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