Friendly Societies
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary · Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
In England. Mutual benefit societies, supported by subscription of the members, the benefits being of various kinds, — the periodical division of assets, sick or funeral benefits, relief of widows and orphans, etc.
Regulated by "Friendly Society Act" of 1875.