A free service provided by Writers Nexus International

Writing Resources:
  • New Novelist Software
  • Writer Circles
  • Author Me
  • FirstWriter.com
  • Novel Advice
  • Robin's Nest for Writers
  • The Scriptorium
  • Women on Writing


A Writer's Dictionary:

Mason Definition


Dictionary Home » Words Starting with M » Mason ... matchbox » Mason


Freemason
Mason
noun
    1. A member of an international secret male society, organized into lodges, having among its purposes mutual help and brotherly fellowship.
Derivative: Freemasonic
adj
    Etymology: 17c in this sense; 14c in obsolete sense referring to skilled craftsmen working in stone, who travelled where large buildings were being constructed.




    mason
    noun
      1. A stonemason.
      2. A Freemason.
        Form: Mason
      (US)
      3. A skilled builder who works with bricks or stone.
    Derivative: masonic
    adj
      Belonging or relating to freemasons.
    Etymology: 13c: from French masson.



    Click Here