sodality

[ soh-dal-i-tee, suh- ]

/ soʊˈdæl ɪ ti, sə- /

fellowship; comradeship.

an association or society.

Roman Catholic Church. a lay society for religious and charitable purposes.

Origin of sodality

1590–1600; < Latin sodālitās companionship, equivalent to sodāl(is) companion + -itās -ity

John Aubrey (writing in 1659) says: “We now use the word clubbe for a sodality in a tavern.”

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 |Various
Is a youth being led away, or in the midst of dangers, his friend induces him to join him in the sodality.

The Catholic World. Volume II; Numbers 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12. |E. Rameur
An' I give her to understand sharp off 't she'd better do what she did do if she wanted you in the Sodality at all.

Friendship Village |Zona Gale
Why should not a sodality be established in every considerable parish?

The Catholic World. Volume II; Numbers 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12. |E. Rameur

With Harriet's arrival, she became aware of the Aldrich family as a sodality—something she didn't belong to and never could.

The Real Adventure |Henry Kitchell Webster

sodality

/ (səʊˈdælɪtɪ) /

RC Church a religious or charitable society

fraternity; fellowship

C16: from Latin sodālitās fellowship, from sodālis a comrade