York rite

American  

noun

1. one of the two advanced divisions of Masonic membership, leading to the Knights Templar degree.

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Etymology

Origin of York rite

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

Other branches of Masonry — the York rite, the Scottish rite — had been around for centuries.

From Washington Post

A spokeswoman for the chain, Ashley Flower, said, “Naloxone can be dispensed without a prescription at all New York Rite Aid pharmacies. As it relates to this incident, we are looking into the matter.”

From New York Times

By 1911, the New York rite had spread through Europe — becoming an “International Women’s Day” in March — and in the years that followed, this became a time for women and men to rally around a woman’s right to work outside the home, to vote, to learn and to hold public office.

From New York Times

I had even started to make plans for my first summer share, that New York rite of passage where a couple of dozen friends share the rent on a rickety beach house to escape the city heat.

From New York Times

Thursday was the third of four nights in the same room — extended runs at Brooklyn Bowl have become a New York rite for midlevel jam bands, a junior varsity answer to the Allman Brothers at the Beacon Theater — and it highlighted the chasm between Umphrey’s McGee as an album band and Umphrey’s McGee as a touring act.

From New York Times