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 2012, p. 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.
- 1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society 2012, p. 635:
Synonyms
- benefit society
Hyponyms
- burial society