( n. )
Specifically, the more cultivated portion of any community in its social relations and influences; those who mutually give receive formal entertainments.
( n. )
Specifically, the more cultivated portion of any community in its social relations and influences; those who mutually give receive formal entertainments.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012