Soke

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. In early English law, the right of local jurisdiction, generally one of the feudal rights of lordship.
  • n. The district over which soke jurisdiction was exercised.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Any of several medieval rights, either to hold a court, or to receive fines.
  • n. A district under a particular jusridiction.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. See soc.
  • n. One of the small territorial divisions into which Lincolnshire, England, is divided.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The power or privilege of holding a court in a district, as in a manor; jurisdiction of causes; also, the limits of such jurisdiction.
  • n. The liberty or privilege of tenants excused from customary burdens.
  • n. Same as soken
  • n. Same as soken, 2.
  • An old spelling of soak, suck.
  • Word Usage
    "The term was also applied to a district or "soke," possessed of independent franchises, as in the case of the Portsoken"
    Variant
    soc   
    Same Context
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