Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

soc and sac

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.16 in modern English

Syllables: soc and sac
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The right of a lord to hear and decide legal cases on his estate without recourse to other courts.

British usage; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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 […]"

Etymology

From Old English sōcen and sacan, equivalent to the Anglo-Norman oyer and terminer.

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: sōcen

Usage

British usage
Uncountable

Inflected Forms

socan and sacan (alternative) sake and soke (alternative) sac and soc (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

infangenthef outfangenthef

Synonyms

oyer and terminer

Questions

What does soc and sac mean?: The right of a lord to hear and decide legal cases on his estate without recourse to other courts.
Where does soc and sac come from?: It is traced to Old English.

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