Meanings
soc1
- slanguncountableSociology or social science.
- countableslangUpper 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
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- UKhistoricaluncountablelawThe 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.
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 961 more example
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 96Synonyms: soke
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SOC5
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablebusinessInitialism of system on a chip.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablegovernmentInitialism of special operations command.
Synonyms: SOCOM
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablecomputingInitialism of separation of concerns.
- abbreviationcountableuncountablebusinessAbbreviation of state of charge.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismstandarduncountableInitialism of standard of care.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of schedule of charges.
alternative SoC
- abbreviationinitialismaccountingInitialism of System and Organization Controls.
- SingaporeabbreviationinitialismgovernmentInitialism of standard obstacle course.
SoC6
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe 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.
Origin
soc · noun
- Old Englishsōcn
- Middle Englishsoke
- Englishsoc
From Middle English soke, sok, soc, from Old English sōcn. More at soke.
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soc. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soc
“soc.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soc. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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