Hiram Abiff (other spellings "Huram","Abif", and "Huram-Abi"; also
known as "the Widow's Son") is a character who figures prominently in an
allegorical play that is presented during the third degree
of Craft Freemasonry. In this play, Hiram is presented as
being the chief architect of King Solomon's Temple, who is murdered by three
ruffians during an unsuccessful attempt to force him to divulge the Master
Masons' secret password
known as "the Widow's Son") is a character who figures prominently in an
allegorical play that is presented during the third degree
of Craft Freemasonry. In this play, Hiram is presented as
being the chief architect of King Solomon's Temple, who is murdered by three
ruffians during an unsuccessful attempt to force him to divulge the Master
Masons' secret password