Langue d’oc

(1) Name for the ancient Provençal or Romance dialect of S. France, derived from their use of the word “oc,” for “yes,” instead of “oïl”; it was in especial the language of the early poets, called Troubadours, who cultivated the “gai-science.” (2) Patois of French , the dialect of Toulouse. Dicty., Montpellier, 1820.