■ noun ( plural societies )
1》 the aggregate of people living together in a more or less ordered community.
↘a particular community of people.
↘(also high ~ ) people who are fashionable, wealthy, and influential, regarded as forming a distinct group.
2》 a plant or animal community.
3》 an organization or club formed for a particular purpose or activity.
4》 the situation of being in the company of other people: she shunned the ~ of others.
Derivatives
societal adjective
societally adverb
Origin
C16: from Fr. société , from L. societas , from socius 'companion'.