Soke Definition
sōk
noun
In early English law, the right of local jurisdiction, generally one of the feudal rights of lordship.
American Heritage
The right to hold court and dispense justice within a given territory.
Webster's New World
The territory under the jurisdiction of a court.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Soke
Noun
Singular:
sokePlural:
sokesOrigin of Soke
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From Middle English soke, from Medieval Latin (Anglo-Latin) sōca "right of jurisdiction", from Old English sōcn (“jurisdiction, prosecution", literally “act of seeking"), from Proto-Germanic *sōknō (“seeking, inquiry"), from Proto-Indo-European *sāg(')- (“to track"). Cognates: see English soken. More at sake, seek.
From Wiktionary
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Middle English from Medieval Latin sōca from Old English sōcn act of seeking sāg- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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