Tyler (Freemasonry)
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Tyler is the name of the office of outer guard of a Freemason's lodge. Early speculative Masonic lodges met in taverns and other convenient public meeting places, and employed a tyler to guard the door from both malicious and simply curious people. The name comes from the profession of tyler -- a person who lays roof and floor tiles. In middle-ages stonemason lodges a Tyler could keep lookout from above since it would not seem unusual to see him on a rooftop.
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