soken
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of soken
before 1000; Middle English socne, soken, Old English sōcn an attack, visit, resort, soke. See soke
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Some thegns had soken and others did not.
From Our Legal Heritage June 2011 (Sixth) Edition by S. A. Reilly
Appendant to this soken were various rights and privileges.
From The Customs of Old England by F. J. (Frederick John) Snell
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