friendly society

English

Noun

friendly society (plural friendly societies)

Any of various early types of life insurance or mutual support associations. [from 17th c.]
- 1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society, published 2012, page 635:
  At a lower social level the eighteenth century saw the launching of pioneer insurance schemes by industrial firms for their employees and the proliferation of working-class friendly societies.

Synonyms

benefit society

Hyponyms

burial society

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