Grandmaster_(order)
Grand master (order)
Head of a knighthood
Grand Master (Latin: Magister Magnus; German: Großmeister; French: Grand Maître; Swedish: Stormästare) is a title of the supreme head of various orders, including chivalric orders such as military orders and dynastic orders of knighthood.
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The title also occurs in modern civil fraternal orders such as the Freemasons, the Odd Fellows, and various other fraternities. Additionally, numerous modern self-styled orders attempt to imitate habits of the former bodies.