socage
Americannoun
noun
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English legal history the tenure of land by certain services, esp of an agricultural nature
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English law the freehold tenure of land
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Etymology
Origin of socage
1275–1325; Middle English sokage < Anglo-French socage, equivalent to soc soke + -age -age
Example Sentences
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By these drastic means the government kept the Eastern Townships a wilderness until after 1791, when the townships were granted out in free and common socage, and American settlers began to flock in.
From The United Empire Loyalists : A Chronicle of the Great Migration by Wallace, W. Stewart (William Stewart)
The king shall not claim the wardship of any minor who holds lands by military tenure of a baron, on pretence that he also holds lands of the crown by socage or any other tenure.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 06 (From Barbarossa to Dante) by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)
The socage tenure has had a very curious terminological history.
From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Vinogradoff, Paul
Under Henry III and Edward I, socage tenants became more and more frequent; but, before long, their duties became less onerous, and might be discharged by others hired for the purpose, instead of by themselves.
From Principles Of Political Economy by Lalor, John J. (John Joseph)
It is more correctly described as socage tenure, subject to the custom of gavelkind.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" by Various
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