<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a member of a widely distributed secret order Free and Accepted Masons, having for its object mutual assistance and the promotion of brotherly love among its members.</li><li>(lowercase) History/Historical: one of a class of skilled stoneworkers of the Middle Ages, possessing secret signs and passwords.</li><li>a member of a society composed of such workers, which also included honorary members accepted masons not connected with the building trades.</li></ul>