sodality Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun people engaged in a particular occupation
    fraternity; brotherhood.
    • the medical fraternity

WordNet

So*dal"i*ty noun
Etymology
L. sodalitas, fr. sodalis a comrade.
Wordforms
plural Sodalities
Definitions
  1. A fellowship or fraternity; a brotherhood.
  2. (R.C.Ch.) Specifically, a lay association for devotion or for charitable purposes.

Webster 1913