soke
Americannoun
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the privilege of holding court, usually connected with the feudal rights of lordship.
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a district over which local jurisdiction was exercised.
noun
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the right to hold a local court
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the territory under the jurisdiction of a particular court
Etymology
Origin of soke
1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-Latin soca < Old English sōcn attack, right of prosecution, jurisdiction ( see soken); akin to sake 1, seek
Example Sentences
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Ketch de bums down de rode first and den sen a relefe core to get me out of soke youres truly, Whistlen Dick.
From Roads of Destiny by O. Henry
A "soke," or soca, it may be incidentally observed, was the territory in which was exercised the soca, or the privilege of hearing causes and disputes, levying fines, and administering justice within certain limits.
From The Corporation of London, Its Rights and Privileges by William Ferneley Allen
As with other parishes in this soke, we find from a Feet of Fines, 9 Henry III.,
From A History of Horncastle from the earliest period to the present time by James Conway Walter
Our present concern is that they are not simply arranged into the manor of Rothley as usual, but are distinguished as forming the soke of this manor.
From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Paul Vinogradoff
The term was also applied to a district or "soke," possessed of independent franchises, as in the case of the Portsoken Ward, which was anciently known as the Cnighten Gild.
From The Corporation of London, Its Rights and Privileges by William Ferneley Allen
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