What does the word Freemason means?

Answer 1

The Freemasons are a movement which evolved from the medieval guilds of stonemasons. The word "mason" means "worker in stone". The "free" part may mean that the worker in question was not a slave or bondsman (slaves are traditionally prohibited from joining the Freemasons), that he worked in "freestone", or that he had joined the organization freely. Whatever the origin, Freemasonry is a philosophy or set of practices practiced by hundreds of thousands of people worldwide who are organized in Lodges which are then organized into Grand Lodges. There are quite a large number of Grand Lodges in the world, none of which has control over the others.