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sokeman
[ sohk-muhn ]
noun
, plural soke·men.
- a tenant holding land in socage.
sokeman
/ ˈsəʊkmən /
noun
- (in the Danelaw) a freeman enjoying extensive rights, esp over his land
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Example Sentences
And yet to all seeming the sokeman is essentially a villager.
From Project Gutenberg
The writ draws a marked line between the villein and the sokeman.
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The socage land of a free sokeman goes by its ancient custom before the Norman Conquest.
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