"friendly society" meaning in All languages combined

See friendly society on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: friendly societies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} friendly society (plural friendly societies)
  1. Any of various early types of life insurance or mutual support associations. Synonyms: benefit society Hyponyms: burial society
    Sense id: en-friendly_society-en-noun-axe21Njy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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