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friendly society

friendly society noun: any of various early types of life insurance or mutual support associations.

Noun

friendly society (plural friendly societies)

  1. Any of various early types of life insurance or mutual support associations.
    • 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.1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society, published 2012, page 635
    Synonyms:
    benefit society

Synonyms of friendly society

Forms of friendly society

pluralfriendly societies

Questions about friendly society

What does friendly society mean?
Friendly society means any of various early types of life insurance or mutual support associations.
What part of speech is friendly society?
Friendly society is a noun.
What is the plural of friendly society?
The plural of friendly society is friendly societies.

Words near friendly society in the dictionary

  1. friendly name
  2. friendly names
  3. friendly number
  4. friendly numbers
  5. friendly societies
  6. friendly society
  7. friendly suit
  8. friendly suits
  9. friendly URL
  10. friendly URLs
  11. friendlyish

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