(mā′sən) noun
One who lays brick and stone in building; also, a stonecutter.
—v.t. To build of masonry. [<OF masson, maçon <Med. L matio, macio, -onis, prob. <Gmc.]

(mā′sən) noun
A member of the order of Freemasons.
—Ma·son·ic (mə·son′ik) adjective

(mā′sən), James Murray,
1798–1871, Confederate statesman; with John Slidell, seized on board the British steamer Trent, 1861.
—Walt,
1862–1939, U.S. humorist and poet.