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grandmaster (n.)
[grandmaster 词源字典]
as a chess title, 1927, from
grand
(adj.) in the sense "chief, principal" +
master
(n.). Earlier (as two words) a title in Freemasonry (1724) and in military orders of knighthood (1550s).
[grandmaster etymology, grandmaster origin, 英语词源]