socman
Americannoun
plural
socmennoun
Etymology
Origin of socman
C16: from Anglo-Latin socmannus; see soke
Example Sentences
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Oh that I were a minstrel, that I might put it into rhyme, with the whole romance—the luckless maid, the wicked socman, and the virtuous clerk!
From The White Company by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir
In the status of the socman, developed from the law of Saxon free-men, there was usually nothing of the kind.
From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Vinogradoff, Paul
The same traditional element appears in other cases in which the special position of the socman is not concerned.
From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Vinogradoff, Paul
The suitors of the court in their collective capacity come very characteristically to the front in the admittance of the socman, and it is on their communal testimony that the whole transaction has to rest.
From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Vinogradoff, Paul
Was John de Boneya a socman bound to attend personally, or a hundredor, a hereditary representative of the village of Stocke?
From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Vinogradoff, Paul
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