Inner Guard

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The Inner Guard is a Masonic lodge officer responsible for guarding the entrance from within and controlling admission to meetings.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Inner Guard canonical 1
Inside Guard 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Masonic lodge officer
alternativeTitle Inner Guard
surface form: Inside Guard
appointedBy Worshipful Master
duty control admission to lodge meetings
ensure only properly qualified persons enter the lodge
guard the entrance from within the lodge room
ensures lodge remains properly tyled from within
foundInRite Craft Freemasonry
guards inner door of the lodge
isAboveInRank Tyler
isBelowInRank Junior Deacon
locationDuringMeetings inside the door of the lodge room
officeType appointed officer
participatesIn candidate admission during degree ceremonies
closing of the lodge
opening of the lodge
partOf officer line of a Masonic lodge
presentInJurisdiction Commonwealth Masonic jurisdictions
Freemasonry in England
surface form: English Freemasonry
reportsTo Junior Warden
requires being a Master Mason
responsibility challenge anyone seeking admission
communicate with the Tyler outside the lodge
verify passwords or signs of the degree being worked
roleIn Masonic lodge
symbolism protection of the lodge
vigilance
usesImplement sword
worksWith Junior Deacon
Tyler

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Grand Tyler relatedRole Inner Guard
Inner Guard alternativeTitle Inner Guard
this entity surface form: Inside Guard