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soke
[ sohk ]
noun
, Early English Law.
- the privilege of holding court, usually connected with the feudal rights of lordship.
- a district over which local jurisdiction was exercised.
soke
/ səʊk /
noun
- the right to hold a local court
- the territory under the jurisdiction of a particular court
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of soke1
C14: from Medieval Latin sōca, from Old English sōcn a seeking; see seek
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Example Sentences
If that didn't seem tew influense me, I would soke in cold water for 12 months.
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In the meantime eight or ten men have gathered the amole and soke.
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The free man is the freer if he has soke and sake, if he has jurisdiction over other men.
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They could give and sell their land, but the soke and the commendation and the service would remain to the Saint.
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These free men could sell or give their land, but the commendation and the soke and sake would remain to St Edmund.
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