MASORET'IC, adjective [Heb. to deliver, whence masora, tradition, whence the Masorites, the adherents to the traditionary readings of the Scriptures.] Relating to the Masorites, who interpreted the Scriptures by tradition, and invented the Hebrew points to fix the true reading and pronunciation. Whence the vowel points are denominated masoretic
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.