early society

noun
UK /ˈɜː.li səˈsaɪ.ə.ti/
US /ˈɝː.li səˈsaɪ.ə.t̬i/

A group of people who lived a very long time ago.

People in early society made tools from stone and wood.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. The first stage of human social organization, before written records.

Early society developed farming and began to settle in one place.

3. A community at the beginning of its development or history.

The early society of the island lived mostly by fishing.

4. The people of a past age, considered as a group.

Early society had simple rules and shared its food.