Masonic
adj/məˈsɑnɪk/ · /meɪˈsɑnɪk/
Etymology From Mason (“Freemason”) + -ic.
1
Of or pertaining to Freemasons or to their craft or mysteries.
masonic
adjalso spelled MasonicUK /məˈsɒnɪk/ · US /məˈsɑnɪk/
Etymology From mason + -ic.
1
Of or pertaining to stonemasons or masonry.
2
Of or pertaining to freemasonry.
3
Figuratively Of a sign or signal, arcane and secretive.
- Without attempting to disturb the harmony of this profitable discussion, Quin, by a masonic gesture to the barmaid, had had three glasses filled up again, and Cripps, Bunson and himself were busy emptying them when Limpet awoke to the fact that treachery was being done.1913, Norman Lindsay, A Curate in Bohemia, Sydney: N.S.W. Bookstall Co., published 1932, page 142:
- Derived terms
- antimasonic, masonically