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Source: wiktionary
Socage
//ˈsɒkɪd͡ʒ//
Synonyms for "socage" (24 found)
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Closest matches (5)
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Related words (12)
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8 translations across 5 languages.
Dutch
1 entries- herendienst noun (medieval form of land tenure)
Finnish
1 entries- torpparius noun (medieval form of land tenure)
German
3 entries- Frondienst noun (medieval form of land tenure)
- Robath noun (medieval form of land tenure)
- Robot noun (medieval form of land tenure)
Lithuanian
2 entries- baũdžiava noun (medieval form of land tenure)
- lãžas noun (medieval form of land tenure)
Swedish
1 entries- landboväsende noun (medieval form of land tenure)
Sample sentences
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The rest was held by tenants, sometimes called "sokemen" from the "soke" or jurisdiction; and said to hold in "soccage" because they gave plough-service by way of rent.
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