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house societies

house societies is the plural of house society.

Meaning of house society

Noun

house society (plural house societies)

  1. A society where kinship and political relations are organized around membership in corporately-organized dwellings rather than around descent groups or lineages.

Questions about house societies

What is house societies the plural of?
House societies is the plural of house society.

Words near house societies in the dictionary

  1. house slaves
  2. house slipper
  3. house slippers
  4. house snake
  5. house snakes
  6. house societies
  7. house society
  8. house sparrow
  9. house sparrows
  10. house spider
  11. house spiders

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