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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
soc \soc\ so^k, n. as. s=oc 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.
1913 webster
2. an exclusive privilege formerly claimed by millers of
grinding all the corn used within the manor or township
which the mill stands. eng.
1913 webster
soc and sac o. eng. law, the full right of administering
justice in a manor or lordship.
1913 webster
see also:
sake seek sac soke sock soke
soc and sac
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
soke \soke\, n.
1. eng. law see soc.
1913 webster
2. one of the small territorial divisions into which
lincolnshire, england, is divided.
1913 webster
see also:
soc
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