(n.) The institutions or the practices of freemasons.

affiliation alignment alliance amalgamation association boon companionship brotherhood brotherliness cahoots chumship coadunation coalescence coalition colleagueship collegialism collegiality combination community of interest companionship comradeship confederacy confederation confraternity consolidation consortship copartnership copartnery esprit de corps federation fellowship fraternalism fraternity fraternization fusion hookup inclusion incorporation integration league merger partnership sisterhood sisterliness sodality sorority tie-in tie-up unification union