Freemason: Meaning and Definition of

Free•ma•son

1. a member of a widely distributed secret orderhaving for its object mutual assistance and the promotion of brotherly love among its members.
2. (l.c.)
1. one of a class of skilled stoneworkers of the Middle Ages, possessing secret signs and passwords.
2. a member of a society composed of such workers, which also included honorary members(accepted masons)not connected with the building trades.