soken

[soh-kuh n]

noun

a district held by socage.

Origin of soken

before 1000; Middle English socne, soken, Old English sōcn an attack, visit, resort, soke. See soke

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Historical Examples of soken

Some thegns had soken or jurisdiction over their own lands and others did not.
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