clandestine meaning for mason
âA âcowanâ is a man with unlawful Masonic knowledge; an âintruderâ is one with neither knowledge not secrets, who makes himself otherwise obnoxious; a âclandestineâ is one who has been initiated by unlawful means, an âirregularâ is one who has been initiated by a Lodge working without authorization.â.n other words, Lodge formed without a Warrant from the Grand Master (we now say Grand Lodge) is âclandestine,â and so a âclandestine Masonsâ is one made in a Lodge without a Warrant.â. Even this definition will not wholly serve; many old Lodges began and worked for a while without a Warrant yet were never Clandestine.