friendly society

Noun

Meaning

friendly society (plural friendly societies)

Any of various early types of life insurance or mutual support associations. [from 17th c.]

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

benefit society

Examples

The first American insurance company was the Friendly Society for the Mutual Insurance of Houses Against Fire, founded in Charles Town in South Carolina, in 1735. Andrew Tobias

So in one leap we had gone from being a friendly society to something almost professional. Neville Marriner

Close letter words and terms

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