Wiktionary
n. 1 The elite or upper crust of society. 2 That portion of society that is especially concerned with etiquette, proper behavior, and politeness.
Wikipedia
Polite society may refer to:
- The upper class (a euphemism)
- Polite society, the etiquette and manners of the upper class
- Polite Society, a 1995 novel by Melanie Sumner, winner of that year's Whiting Writers' Award
- A euphemism for someone who is licensed to carry a concealed weapon
Usage examples of "polite society".
By the time you are out of mourning, you will be able to take your place among polite society with confidence.
Robert Amberley usurped that legacy and if he thinks his inheritance is going to buy him forgiveness for his past and a renewed entree into Polite Society, he is sadly mistaken.
As wife of the Secretary of State, she leads the polite society here.
It had disappeared from polite society thousands of years ago and was presumed to be haunting the less hospitable and less fashionable volumes of the airsphere, perhaps alone, possibly in the company of the small number of other misfit behemothaurs known to exist.
It occurred to her that, had he not found his way into Polite Society, Adam might have made an excellent detective.