Noun
One of an ancient and secret association or fraternity, said to have been at first composed of masons or builders in stone, but now consisting of persons who are united for social enjoyment and mutual assistance.
Source: Webster's dictionaryFreemasonry According to the English magazine Masonic Illustrated, Kipling became a Freemason in about 1885, before the usual minimum age of 21. Mackey, Albert G. (1946). Source: Internet
It was stated, without support, that King Charles II (older brother and predecessor to James II ) was made a Freemason in the Netherlands during the years of his exile (1649–60). Source: Internet
Karen Ralls has cited Freemason Patrick Byrne, who believes the Ark was moved from Rennes-le-Château at the outbreak of World War I to the United States. Source: Internet
Mathers in turn asked fellow Freemason William Robert Woodman to assist the two, and he accepted. Source: Internet
On 4 April 1778 Voltaire accompanied his close friend Benjamin Franklin into Loge des Neuf Soeurs in Paris, France and became an Entered Apprentice Freemason. Source: Internet
Scott's father, also Walter (1729–1799), was a Freemason, being a member of Lodge St David, No.36 (Edinburgh), and Scott also became a Freemason in his father's Lodge in 1801, albeit only after the death of his father. Source: Internet