socage
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soc·age
(sŏk′ĭj, sō′kĭj)n.
Feudal tenure of land by a tenant in return for agricultural or other nonmilitary services or for payment of rent in money.
[Middle English sokage, from soke, soke; see soke.]
soc′ag·er n.
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socage
(ˈsɒkɪdʒ)n
1. (Law) English legal history the tenure of land by certain services, esp of an agricultural nature
2. (Law) English law the freehold tenure of land
[C14: from Anglo-French, from soc soke]
ˈsocager n
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soc•age
(ˈsɒk ɪdʒ)n.
(in medieval England) the system permitting a tenant to hold land in exchange for specified services or the payment of rent, and not requiring military service on behalf of the lord.
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socage
burgage.
See also: Landburgage
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Noun | 1. | socage - land tenure by agricultural service or payment of rent; not burdened with military service service - (law) the acts performed by an English feudal tenant for the benefit of his lord which formed the consideration for the property granted to him |
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