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Freemason Definition

Free·mason (frēmā′sən)

noun

a member of an international secret society having as its principles brotherliness, charity, and mutual aid

Etymology: < obs. freemason, a skilled itinerant mason, free to move from town to town without restraint by local guilds

Freemason Usage Examples

Converse of object

become: Among present-day masons of the Patriarchate of Constantinople, we know of one who invites his clergy to become freemasons.

Adjective modifier

British: This introduces the problem of the position of British freemasons within the political context of the century governed by Walpole.

Preposition: in

clan: Are they all freemasons in some freakish clan colluding to deny house price falls?