grand master

[grand mas-ter]

noun

1. Grand Master, the head of a military order of knighthood, a lodge, fraternal order, or the like.

2. Chess.,  Also Grand Master, grandmaster International Grand Master.

3. Also grandmaster a person at the highest level of ability or achievement in any field.

Grand Master

noun

1. the title borne by the head of any of various societies, orders, and other organizations, such as the Templars or Freemasons, or the various martial arts

Example Sentences

He served as grand master of the Orange Lodge at the height of the Troubles, between 1972 and 1998.

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Only the incoming commander in chief can lay claim to being a grand master of the performative arts.

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Among other key distinctions, the Constantinian Order is attached to a crown, and its Grand Master is a would-be king.

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And the Queen becomes the Grand Master of the Order of the British Empire, once held by the King's father, Prince Philip, and grandfather George VI.

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His main residence was decorated with works by the Renaissance painter Titian and the Dutch grand master Rembrandt.

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