# socius

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Any of the autonomous tribes and city states of the Italian Peninsula in permanent military alliance with the Roman Republic until the Social War of 91–88 BC.
2. An associate; a fellow of an academy, etc.
3. According to Gilles Deleuze, a social body that takes credit for production.

## Etymology
From Latin socius.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/socius