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soke definition

soke (sōk)

noun

  1. the right to hold court and dispense justice within a given territory
  2. the territory under the jurisdiction of a court

Etymology: ME < ML soca < OE socn, jurisdiction, prosecution < base of secan (< *sokjan), to seek

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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