Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

friendly society

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.53 in modern English

Syllables: friend-ly -so-ci-ety
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various early types of life insurance or mutual support associations.

Example Sentences

"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."

Inflected Forms

friendly societies (plural)

Synonyms

benefit society

Questions

What does friendly society mean?: Any of various early types of life insurance or mutual support associations.

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