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Definition of friendly society noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

friendly society

noun

/ˈfrendli səsaɪəti/

/ˈfrendli səsaɪəti/

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(in the UK) an organization that people pay regular amounts of money to and that gives them money when they are ill or old
Word Originoriginally the name of a particular fire-insurance company operating c.1700.

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