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soken

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[soh-kuhn] / ˈsoʊ kən /

noun

  1. a district held by socage.

Etymology

Origin of soken

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

Example Sentences

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Appendant to this soken were various rights and privileges.

From The Customs of Old England by Snell, F. J. (Frederick John)

Some thegns had soken and others did not.

From Our Legal Heritage June 2011 (Sixth) Edition by Reilly, S. A.

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