soc and sac en · NOUN
Etymology
From Old English sōcen and sacan, equivalent to the Anglo-Norman oyer and terminer.
Meanings
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(UK, historical, uncountable) The right of a lord to hear and decide legal cases on his estate without recourse to other courts.
King John granted to the prior and convent, in all their manors and lands, sac, soc, tol, and theam, infangenthef, and outfangenthef, with the ordeals or judgment by fire, water, and iron, and a common gallows in each manor; with a view of frankenpledge, and assize of bread and ale, of all their tenants […]
1806, Francis Bloomfield, An Essay Towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk, Vol. IV, p. 517
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sac and soc | alternative | lexicographic | |
| sake and soke | alternative | lexicographic | |
| socan and sacan | alternative | lexicographic |