SOC

Etymology 1

From sociology.

Noun

soc (countable and uncountable, plural socs)

(slang, uncountable) Sociology or social science.

(slang, countable) Upper class youth.

Etymology 2

Noun

soc

(UK, legal, 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.

(UK, obsolete) Liberty or privilege of tenants excused from customary burdens.

(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.

Anagrams

• 'cos, CSO, Cos, OCS, OCs, OSC, SCO, co's, cos, cos.

Noun

Soc (plural Socs)

Alternative spelling of soc.

Anagrams

• 'cos, CSO, Cos, OCS, OCs, OSC, SCO, co's, cos, cos.

Noun

SoC (countable and uncountable, plural SoCs)

Alternative form of SOC

Anagrams

• 'cos, CSO, Cos, OCS, OCs, OSC, SCO, co's, cos, cos.

Noun

SOC (uncountable)

(electronics) Initialism of system on a chip.

(military) Initialism of special operations command.

(programming) Initialism of separation of concerns.

(broadcasting) Initialism of standard outcue.

Synonyms

• (military): SOCOM

Anagrams

• 'cos, CSO, Cos, OCS, OCs, OSC, SCO, co's, cos, cos.

Source: Wiktionary


Soc (sôk), n. Etym: [AS. s 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 grrinding 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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