sokeman

[ sohk-muhn ]

/ ˈsoʊk mən /

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noun, plural soke·men.

a tenant holding land in socage.

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Also socman.

Origin of sokeman

1250–1300; Middle English (<Anglo-French ) <Medieval Latin sokemannus<Old English sōcnsoke + manman

Words nearby sokeman

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

How to use sokeman in a sentence

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
The socage land of a free sokeman goes by its ancient custom before the Norman Conquest.
Our Legal Heritage, 5th Ed.|S. A. Reilly

British Dictionary definitions for sokeman

sokeman

/ (ˈsəʊkmən) /

noun plural -men

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

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