societarian en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /səˈsaɪ.əˈtɛəɹi.ən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /səˈsaɪ.əˈtɛɹi.ən/ (General-American)
Etymology
From society + -arian.
Meanings
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(archaic, not-comparable) Of or pertaining to society; social.
The all-sweeping besom of societarian reformation—your only modern Alcides' club to rid the time of its abuses—is uplift with many-handed sway to extirpate the last fluttering tatters of the bugbear Mendicity from the metropolis.
1823, Elia [pseudonym; Charles Lamb], Elia. Essays which have Appeared under that Signature in The London Magazine, London: […] [Thomas Davison] for Taylor and Hessey, […], →OCLC:
Translations (1)
es societariano (social)