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Soke

//soʊk// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A soc (a medieval right to hold a court or to receive fines). England, historical
  2. 2
    A district under a particular jurisdiction. England, historical

Etymology

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-West Germanic *sōkni, from Proto-Germanic *sōkniz (“seeking, inquiry”), from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂g- (“to track”). Cognates: see English soken. More at sake, seek.

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