Meanings
nounmasonry (countable and uncountable, plural masonries)
plural masonries
- countableuncountableThat which is built by a mason; anything constructed of the materials used by masons, such as stone, brick, tiles, or the like.
The masonry was cracked.
1 more example
Many houses built between the Civil War and 1940 have masonry walls, usually of brick, with the inside surfaces covered by a layer of plaster.
1980, Robert M. Jones, editor, Walls and Ceilings, Time-Life Books, →ISBN, page 56 - countableuncountableThe craft, institution, or mysteries of Freemasons; Freemasonry.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Old Frenchmaçonerie
- Middle Englishmasonry
- Englishmasonry
From Middle English masonry, masonrie, partly from Old French maçonerie and partly from mason + -ry.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Basque igeltserotza
- igeltserotzaart or occupation of a mason
Bulgarian зидарство, зидария
- зидарство (zidarstvo)art or occupation of a mason
- зидария (zidarija)work or performance of a mason
- зидария (zidarija)that which is built by a mason
- масонство (masonstvo)Freemasonry
Catalan maçoneria, maçoneria
- maçoneriaart or occupation of a mason
- maçoneriathat which is built by a mason
Czech zednictví
- zednictvíart or occupation of a mason
Finnish muurarius, muuraus
- muurariusart or occupation of a mason
- muurauswork or performance of a mason
- kivityöwork or performance of a mason
- muuraustyöwork or performance of a mason
- kivityöthat which is built by a mason
- vapaamuurariusFreemasonry
French maçonnerie, maçonnerie
- maçonnerieart or occupation of a mason
- maçonneriethat which is built by a mason
- maçonnerieFreemasonry
German Maurerhandwerk, Mauern
- Maurerhandwerkart or occupation of a mason
- Mauernwork or performance of a mason
- Mauerwerkthat which is built by a mason
- Gemäuerthat which is built by a mason
Greek λιθοδομή, ελευθεροτεκτονισμός
- λιθοδομή (lithodomí)that which is built by a mason
- ελευθεροτεκτονισμός (eleftherotektonismós)Freemasonry
Hindi राजगीरी
- राजगीरी (rājgīrī)art or occupation of a mason
Hungarian kőművesség, kőművesmunka
- kőművességart or occupation of a mason
- kőművesmunkawork or performance of a mason
- falazáswork or performance of a mason
- vakoláswork or performance of a mason
- kőművesmunkathat which is built by a mason
- falazatthat which is built by a mason
- falazásthat which is built by a mason
- falthat which is built by a mason
- építménythat which is built by a mason
- vakolatthat which is built by a mason
- szabadkőművességFreemasonry
Italian muratura
- muraturaart or occupation of a mason
Japanese 石工職人, 石造技術
- 石工職人art or occupation of a mason
- 石造技術art or occupation of a mason
- 石匠work or performance of a mason
- 石造建築物that which is built by a mason
- フリーメイソンFreemasonry
Norwegian Bokmål murverk
- murverkthat which is built by a mason
Polish kamieniarstwo, murarstwo
- kamieniarstwoart or occupation of a mason
- murarstwoart or occupation of a mason
- kamieniarstwowork or performance of a mason
- murarstwowork or performance of a mason
- konstrukcja murowanathat which is built by a mason
- wolnomularstwoFreemasonry
- masoneriaFreemasonry
Portuguese alvenaria, alvenaria
- alvenariaart or occupation of a mason
- alvenariathat which is built by a mason
- maçonariaFreemasonry
Russian ка́менная кла́дка
- ка́менная кла́дка (kámennaja kládka)art or occupation of a mason
Slovak murárstvo, murárčina
- murárstvoart or occupation of a mason
- murárčinaart or occupation of a mason
- murovaniework or performance of a mason
- murárčinawork or performance of a mason
- murárske dielothat which is built by a mason
- murárčinathat which is built by a mason
- slobodomurárstvoFreemasonry
Spanish albañilería, mampostería
- albañileríaart or occupation of a mason
- mamposteríawork or performance of a mason
Turkish duvarcılık, duvarcılık
- duvarcılıkart or occupation of a mason
- duvarcılıkwork or performance of a mason
Ukrainian кам'яна́ кла́дка
- кам'яна́ кла́дка (kamʺjaná kládka)art or occupation of a mason
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masonry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/masonry
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“masonry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/masonry. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “masonry,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/masonry.
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