freemasonry
noun
- group of fraternal organizations; originates from 14th-c. stonemason fraternities; members are initiated into 3 levels (Apprentice, Fellowcraft, Master Mason); organized into lodges, supervised by a Grand Lodge, but with no worldwide governing body
Wiktionary
name
- The institutions, precepts, and rites of the Freemasons.
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English freemason English -ry English freemasonry From freemason + -ry.
- Alternative letter-case form of Freemasonry: the institutions, precepts, and rites of the Freemasons.
- Fellowship and sympathy among a number of people.
- Strange customs which resemble those of Freemasons.