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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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Origin of socage

1275–1325; Middle English sokage<Anglo-French socage, equivalent to socsoke + -age-age
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British Dictionary definitions for socage

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, noun

Word Origin for socage

C14: from Anglo-French, from soc soke
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