freemasonry

See also: Freemasonry

English

Etymology

freemason +‎ -ry

Noun

freemasonry (countable and uncountable, plural freemasonries)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Freemasonry: the institutions, precepts, and rites of the Freemasons.
  2. (figuratively) Fellowship and sympathy among a number of people.
  3. (figuratively) Strange customs which resemble those of Freemasons.

Translations
institutions, rites, etc. of the Freemasons — see Freemasonry

Further reading
  • freemasonry at OneLook Dictionary Search
  • freemasonry in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911
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