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socage
or soc·cage
[ sok-ij ]
/ ˈsɒk ɪdʒ /
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noun Medieval English Law.
a tenure of land held by the tenant in performance of specified services or by payment of rent, and not requiring military service.
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socage
/ (ˈsɒkɪdʒ) /
noun
English legal history the tenure of land by certain services, esp of an agricultural nature
English law the freehold tenure of land
Derived forms of socage
socager, nounWord Origin for socage
C14: from Anglo-French, from soc soke
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