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socman
[ sok-muhn, sohk- ]
socman
/ ˈsəʊk-; ˈsɒkmən; ˈsəʊkmən /
noun
- English history a tenant holding land by socage
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Word History and Origins
Origin of socman1
C16: from Anglo-Latin socmannus; see soke
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Example Sentences
"The Socman of Minstead hath earned an evil name over the country side," he said.
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I, the Socman, am shorn of my lands that you may snivel Latin and eat bread for which you never did hand's turn.
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In the status of the socman, developed from the law of Saxon free-men, there was usually nothing of the kind.
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Further, we see that the socman's tenure is distinguished from free tenure, socmen from freeholders.
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It is chiefly important because it discloses a traditional element in the formation of the socman's tenure.
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