Definition of "polite society" []

• The elite or upper crust of society. (noun)
• That portion of society that is concerned with (or cares about) etiquette and proper behavior, with politeness. (noun)

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• "My very name becomes the same as his; in the eyes of polite society I will no longer be Fremont Jones, I will be Mrs. Michael Archer Kossoff."
• "“So, tell me, my dark little instructress, what does polite society dictate I do?”"