noun ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A member of a guild of skilled itinerant masons during the Middle Ages and early modern times.
2. 2
   A member of the Free and Accepted Masons (sometimes entitled Ancient Free and Accepted Masons), an international fraternal and charitable organization.
3. 3
   a member of a widespread secret fraternal order pledged to mutual assistance and brotherly love wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

mason

Etymology

Etymology 1

From free + mason.

Etymology 2

See freemason.

Related phrases

middle ages

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