<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (November 2008) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (November 2008) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> A master craftsman or master tradesman (sometimes called only master or grandmaster) was a member of a guild . In the European guild system, only masters and journeymen were allowed to be members of the guild . </P> <P> An aspiring master would have to pass through the career chain from apprentice to journeyman before he could be elected to become a master craftsman . He would then have to produce a sum of money and a masterpiece before he could actually join the guild . If the masterpiece was not accepted by the masters, he was not allowed to join the guild, possibly remaining a journeyman for the rest of his life . </P>

What is the definition of a master craftsman