Ceremonies, MASTER OF THE, an officer at court, instituted by James I. for the reception of ambassadors and dignitaries. The same name came to be used for the supreme authority on etiquette at public assemblies at Bath and elsewhere; Beau Nash (q.v.) being the most memorable.
Ceremonies, MASTER OF THE
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 3: Catarrh to Dion, p. 71
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