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so⋅dal⋅i⋅ty

  [soh-dal-i-tee, suh-]
–noun, plural -ties.
1. fellowship; comradeship.
2. an association or society.
3. Roman Catholic Church. a lay society for religious and charitable purposes.
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Origin:
1590–1600; < L sodālitās companionship, equiv. to sodāl(is) companion + -itās -ity
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so·dal·i·ty   (sō-dāl'ĭ-tē)   
n.   pl. so·dal·i·ties

  1. A society or an association, especially a devotional or charitable society for the laity in the Roman Catholic Church.

  2. Fellowship.


[French sodalité, from Old French, from Latin sodālitās, fellowship, from sodālis, companion; see s(w)e- in Indo-European roots.]
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Word Origin & History

sodality 
"companionship, fellowship," 1600, from M.Fr. sodalité, from L. sodalitatem (nom. sodalitas) "companionship, a brotherhood," from sodalis "companion," related to suescere "to accustom" (see mansuetude). Especially of religious guilds in the Catholic Church.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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