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Webster 1913 Edition
Soc
Soc
(sŏk)
, Noun.
[AS.
sōc
the power of holding court, sway, domain, properly, the right of investigating or seeking; akin to E. sake
, seek
. Sake
, Seek
, and cf. Sac
, and Soke
.] [Written also
sock
, and soke
.] 1.
(O. Eng. Law)
(a)
The lord’s power or privilege of holding a court in a district, as in manor or lordship; jurisdiction of causes, and the limits of that jurisdiction.
(b)
Liberty or privilege of tenants excused from customary burdens.
2.
An exclusive privilege formerly claimed by millers of grinding all the corn used within the manor or township which the mill stands.
[Eng.]
Soc and sac
(O. Eng. Law)
, the full right of administering justice in a manor or lordship.
Webster 1828 Edition
Soc
SOC
,Noun.
1.
Properly, the sequela, secta or suit, or the body of suitors; hence, the power or privilege of holding a court in a district, as in a manor; jurisdiction of causes, and the limits of that jurisdiction.2.
Liberty or privilege of tenants excused from customary burdens.3.
An exclusive privilege claimed by millers of grinding all the corn used within the manor or township in which the mill stands.Definition 2024
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "soc"
English
Noun
soc (plural socs)
- (slang, uncountable) Sociology or social science.
- (slang, countable) Upper class youth.
- 1967, S. E. Hinton, The Outsiders, page 2:
- We get jumped by the Socs. I'm not sure how you spell it, but it's the abbreviation for the Socials, the jet set, the West-side rich kids.
- 1967, S. E. Hinton, The Outsiders, page 2:
Alternative forms
Etymology 2
From Middle English soke, sok, soc, from Old English sōcn, from Proto-Germanic *sōkniz.
Alternative forms
Noun
soc
- (Britain, law, obsolete) The lord's power or privilege of holding a court in a district, as in manor or lordship; jurisdiction of causes, and the limits of that jurisdiction.
- (Britain, obsolete) Liberty or privilege of tenants excused from customary burdens.
- (Britain, obsolete) An exclusive privilege formerly claimed by millers of grinding all the corn used within the manor or township in which the mill stands.
Derived terms
Anagrams
French
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɔk/
Noun
soc m (plural socs)
- plowshare
- (butchery) Boston butt
Anagrams
Old High German
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *sukkaz, whence also Old English socc, Old Norse sokkr, from Latin soccus
Noun
soc m
Descendants
- German: Socke