sociate
noun/ˈsəʊsiət/ · /ˈsəʊʃiət/
Etymology From Latin sociatus.
1
Obsolete An associate.
- As for you, Dr. Reynolds, and your sociates.1655, Thomas Fuller, The Church-history of Britain; […], London: […] Iohn Williams […], →OCLC, (please specify |book=I to XI):