sokeman
noun
a tenant holding land in socage.
sokemen
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pluralof sokeman.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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But what is more, the molmen are ranged among the sokemen, and this supposes a certainty of tenure and service not enjoyed by the villains.
From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Paul Vinogradoff
The sokemen were freemen who had their own land, chose their own lord, and attended their lord's court.
From Our Legal Heritage by S. A. Reilly
On the above plan the fields of tenants—both those of villeins and of "sokemen," or tenants who paid a fixed rent in money or service—are marked by the letters A, B, C, etc.
From The Leading Facts of English History by D. H. (David Henry) Montgomery
They must be considered as held by surrender and admittance in court and as being in this respect like the tenements of the sokemen.
From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Paul Vinogradoff
That Borough English existed in many free boroughs and among free sokemen is true, of course, and there it had nothing to do with servile status.
From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Paul Vinogradoff
