keymaster en · NOUN
Etymology
From key + master.
Meanings
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A person in charge of a key or keys.
Sometimes, however, we have the archaic box with three locks, so frequent among the gilds; and in such cases members served in rotation as "keymasters," or, as we should now say, trustees.
1906, Sidney Webb, Beatrice Webb, Industrial Democracy, page 6:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| keymasters | Number=Plur | lexicographic |