Lexica → Word → society
| Letter | S |
|---|---|
| Letter name | es (es-) |
| Pronounciation | /ɛs/ |
| Word: | society |
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| Pronounciation: | |
| Century: | 16th |
| DA Name: | society |
| Era: | C.E. |
| Origin: | Original |
| Type: | Official |
| Source Language: | Latin |
Source Language Words: | 1531, "friendly association with others," from O.Fr. societe, from L. societatem (nom. societas), from socius "companion" (see social). Meaning "group of people living together in an ordered community" is from 1639. Sense of "fashionable people and their doings" is first recorded 1823. |
| Source Text: | |
Definition: | People united together by mutual consent, in order to deliberate, determine, and act jointly for some common purpose. |
