sokemanry

noun

soke·​man·​ry

-rē

plural -es

1

: tenure of land subject to the soke of another compare socage

2

a

: the quality or state of being a sokeman

b

: sokemen

Word History

Etymology

Anglo-French sokemanerie, from Medieval Latin sokemannus sokeman + Anglo-French -erie -ry

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