a medieval English system of land tenure in which a tenant held land in return for a fixed payment or for certain stated nonmilitary services to his lord
Origin of socage
ME: see soke and -agesocage
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socage
noun
Feudal tenure of land by a tenant in return for agricultural or other nonmilitary services or for payment of rent in money.
Origin of socage
Middle English sokage from soke soke ; see soke .Related Forms:
- soc′ag·er
noun
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Noun
(uncountable)
- (obsolete) In the Middle Ages, a system whereby a tenant would pay a rent or do some agricultural work for the landlord.
Origin
From Middle English sokage, from Anglo-Norman socage from soc (“soke") +"Ž -age. More at soke, -age.
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