sokeman

[sohk-muh n]

noun, plural soke·men.

a tenant holding land in socage.

Also socman.

Origin of sokeman

1250–1300; Middle English (< Anglo-French) < Medieval Latin sokemannus < Old English sōcn soke + man man¹

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Examples from the Web for sokeman

Historical Examples of sokeman

And yet to all seeming the sokeman is essentially a villager.
Domesday Book and Beyond
Frederic William Maitland
The writ draws a marked line between the villein and the sokeman.
Domesday Book and Beyond
Frederic William Maitland

British Dictionary definitions for sokeman

sokeman

noun plural -men

(in the Danelaw) a freeman enjoying extensive rights, esp over his land

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