sokeman
[ sohk-muhn ]
noun,plural soke·men.
a tenant holding land in socage.
Origin of sokeman
1- Also socman.
Words Nearby sokeman
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How to use sokeman in a sentence
And yet to all seeming the sokeman is essentially a villager.
Domesday Book and Beyond | Frederic William MaitlandThe writ draws a marked line between the villein and the sokeman.
Domesday Book and Beyond | Frederic William MaitlandThe socage land of a free sokeman goes by its ancient custom before the Norman Conquest.
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British Dictionary definitions for sokeman
sokeman
/ (ˈsəʊkmən) /
nounplural -men
(in the Danelaw) a freeman enjoying extensive rights, esp over his land
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