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Meaning of Honoured Society in English:

Honoured Society

noun

(US Honored Society)

  • (Usually with the) (a name for) the Camorra; (in later use also more generally) any of various organized crime syndicates originating in southern Italy; the Mafia.

Origin

Early 20th century. After Italian onorata società, so called with allusion to the organization's code of honour.