01 n. The relationship of men to one another when associated in any way; companionship; fellowship; company.
pl.
Societies ((#))
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1.
The relationship of men to one another when associated in any way; companionship; fellowship; company.“There is society where none intrudes By the deep sea, and music in its roar.” — Byron.
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2.
Connection; participation; partnership.[R.]“The meanest of the people and such as have the least society with the acts and crimes of kings.” — Jer. Taylor.
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3.
A number of persons associated for any temporary or permanent object; an association for mutual or joint usefulness, pleasure, or profit; a social union; a partnership; as, a missionary society.
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4.
The persons, collectively considered, who live in any region or at any period; any community of individuals who are united together by a common bond of nearness or intercourse; those who recognize each other as associates, friends, and acquaintances.
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5.
Specifically, the more cultivated portion of any community in its social relations and influences; those who mutually give receive formal entertainments.
Phrases & compounds
Society of Jesus —
See Jesuit.
Society verses —
the lightest kind of lyrical poetry; verses for the amusement of polite society.