soc

noun — 5 senses

soc

noun

UK /səʊʃ/ · US /soʊʃ/

Etymology Abbreviation of sociology and social.

1

Slang Sociology or social science.

2

Slang Upper class youth.

  • 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:
Derived terms
socspeak

soc

noun

UK /sɒk/ · US /sɑk/

Etymology Clipping of society.

1

UK A society (circle, club, interest group).

University slang

  • Are you part of any socs this year?
Derived terms
-soc

soc

noun

Etymology From Middle English soke, sok, soc, from Old English sōcn. More at soke.

1

Law UK, Historical 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.

  • As proprietors of the soc, the lords claimed a great number of fees and perquisites, payable by all classes of people, whether free or servile, who negotiated any affairs within the soc, and which no doubt formed in themselves a considerable source of revenue.1869, George Norton, Commentaries on the History, Constitution, and Chartered Franchises of the City of London, page 96:
  • Doubts have recently been cast upon Maitland's view that the Anglo-Saxon "sac and soc" included the right to hold a petty court, to compel tenants to attend it, and to take profits from it.2001, Theodore Frank Thomas Plucknett, A Concise History of the Common Law, page 96:
2

UK, 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
soc and sac, sac and soc

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