Rite

"The word ‘rite’, from the Latin ritus, is cognate with the Greek αριθμός [arithmos], meaning ‘number’. In masonic as in liturgical use, the word ‘rite’ refers to an event, or sequence of events, which govern(s) the prescribed actions or practices of a ceremony or organized group."Brill "Handbook of Freemasonry"  (as one does on a Saturday morning) and came across this in Chapter 19 "Masonic Rites and Systems" by Arturo de Hoyos
== - ==