The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Sodality \So*dal"i*ty\, n.; pl. Sodalities. [L. sodalitas, fr. sodalis a comrade.] 1. A fellowship or fraternity; a brotherhood. [1913 Webster] 2. (R. C. Ch.) Specifically, a lay association for devotion or for charitable purposes. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
sodality n 1: people engaged in a particular occupation; "the medical fraternity" [syn: brotherhood, fraternity, sodality]