undersociety

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noun

A subordinate society.

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Meanings

nounundersociety (plural undersocieties)

plural undersocieties

  1. A subordinate society.

    Marysville had an undersociety of girls who made their living in the brothels.

    2005, Mari Grana, Pioneer Doctor: The Story of a Woman's Work, page 172

Origin

From under- + society.

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APA

undersociety. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undersociety

MLA

“undersociety.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undersociety. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “undersociety,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undersociety.

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