freemasonry

noun — 3 senses

freemasonry

noun

Etymology From freemason + -ry.

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.

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