[səˈsʌɪəti], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the aggregate of people living together in a more or less ordered community
(e.g: drugs, crime, and other dangers to society)

- an organization or club formed for a particular purpose or activity
(e.g: the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds)

- the situation of being in the company of other people
(e.g: she shunned the society of others)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘companionship, friendly association with others’): from French société, from Latin societas, from socius ‘companion’