socage

or soc·cage

[ sok-ij ]

nounMedieval English Law.
  1. a tenure of land held by the tenant in performance of specified services or by payment of rent, and not requiring military service.

Origin of socage

1
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
  1. English legal history the tenure of land by certain services, esp of an agricultural nature

  2. English law the freehold tenure of land

Origin of socage

1
C14: from Anglo-French, from soc soke

Derived forms of socage

  • socager, noun

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