soke

[ sohk ]

/ soʊk /

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noun Early English Law.

the privilege of holding court, usually connected with the feudal rights of lordship.

a district over which local jurisdiction was exercised.

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Origin of soke

1250–1300; Middle English <Anglo-Latin soca<Old English sōcn attack, right of prosecution, jurisdiction (see soken); akin to sake¹, seek

Words nearby soke

soilure, soiree, Soissons, soixante-neuf, sojourn, soke, sokeman, sokemanry, soken, Sokoto, Sokotra

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How to use soke in a sentence

If that didn't seem tew influense me, I would soke in cold water for 12 months.
Josh Billings, Hiz Sayings|Henry Wheeler Shaw
In the meantime eight or ten men have gathered the amole and soke.
Unknown Mexico, Volume 1 (of 2)|Carl Lumholtz
The free man is the freer if he has soke and sake, if he has jurisdiction over other men.
Domesday Book and Beyond|Frederic William Maitland
They could give and sell their land, but the soke and the commendation and the service would remain to the Saint.
Domesday Book and Beyond|Frederic William Maitland

These free men could sell or give their land, but the commendation and the soke and sake would remain to St Edmund.
Domesday Book and Beyond|Frederic William Maitland

British Dictionary definitions for soke

soke

/ (səʊk) /

noun English legal history

the right to hold a local court

the territory under the jurisdiction of a particular court

Word Origin for soke

C14: from Medieval Latin sōca, from Old English sōcn a seeking; see seek

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