Shibboleth: the Fellow Craft pass-word (US, 1826 and 1866)
Record: the document says itPattern: documents line upLens: our readingCode: a stated code
Year: 1826
SUMMARYShibboleth: the Fellow Craft pass-word (US, 1826 and 1866) [Connections: Word coding & Masonic method, Nov 5, 2026]
RECORDIn Morgan the pass-word is "Shibboleth" (p. 49), whispered between the deacons (p. 50). The pass-grip is named for it too: "the name of it is Shibboleth" (p. 54). Duncan prints: "Shibboleth." (Some letter it, Shib-bo-leth.)" (p. 67), and the candidate says, "my conductor gave it for me" (p. 80)
CODEThis is a printed password, and both texts give it the same way
PATTERNThe same word appears in a hostile exposé (Morgan) and a Masonic-facing guide (Duncan), 40 years apart. That makes it a well-attested password
LENS (WW9)This is what a real password looks like in the documents: named as a password, given with a grip, and printed the same way across sources
SOURCEMorgan (mirror), pp. 49–54; Duncan (mirror), pp. 67, 80.