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rite of passage
(redirected from Right of passage)

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rite of passage, rite de passage
a ceremony performed in some cultures at times when an individual changes his status, as at puberty and marriage


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Suddenly, the disagreements and teenage tantrums are forgotten as families support the next generation through this right of passage.
Why is it considered a right of passage for higher education?
They were on their way to Leeds Assizes to challenge the lord of the manor's decision to deny them right of passage on Marsden's Packhorse Road.
 
 
 
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