socman

[ sok-muhn, sohk- ]

/ ˈsɒk mən, ˈsoʊk- /

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noun, plural soc·men.

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How to use socman in a sentence

"The Socman of Minstead hath earned an evil name over the country side," he said.
The White Company|Arthur Conan Doyle
I, the Socman, am shorn of my lands that you may snivel Latin and eat bread for which you never did hand's turn.
The White Company|Arthur Conan Doyle
In the status of the socman, developed from the law of Saxon free-men, there was usually nothing of the kind.
Villainage in England|Paul Vinogradoff
Further, we see that the socman's tenure is distinguished from free tenure, socmen from freeholders.
Villainage in England|Paul Vinogradoff

It is chiefly important because it discloses a traditional element in the formation of the socman's tenure.
Villainage in England|Paul Vinogradoff

British Dictionary definitions for socman

socman

sokeman (ˈsəʊkmən)

/ (ˈsɒkmən, ˈsəʊk-) /

noun plural -men

English history a tenant holding land by socage

Word Origin for socman

C16: from Anglo-Latin socmannus; see soke

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