Background for soc

soc

/səʊʃ/ /soʊʃ/ /sɒk/ /sɑk/

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noun

Sociology or social science.

Examples :

"Maria decided to major in soc because she's interested in understanding how societies function. "

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noun

Upper class youth.

Examples :

""The socs at our school drive expensive cars and wear designer clothes, which makes them very different from the kids who work after school to earn money." "

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noun

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.

Examples :

"The lord exercised his soc by presiding over the village court, settling disputes about land use within his jurisdiction. "

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noun

Liberty or privilege of tenants excused from customary burdens.

Examples :

"The new tenant's lease granted them soc from paying the annual garden maintenance fee. "

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An exclusive privilege formerly claimed by millers of grinding all the corn used within the manor or township in which the mill stands.

Examples :

"The villagers resented the miller's soc, as they were forced to grind their grain at his mill, even when his prices were high. "

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