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Soke

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Soke"

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Word	Definition
sake and sokenoun	(law, historical) Alternative form of soc and sac. [(UK, law, historical) The right of a lord to hear and decide legal cases on his estate without recourse to other courts.]
sokennoun	The 'resort' (right) of specific farmers to have their grain ground at a specific mill or, inversely, the right of a mill to that custom.
sac and socnoun	Alternative form of soc and sac. [(UK, law, historical) The right of a lord to hear and decide legal cases on his estate without recourse to other courts.]
socmanrynoun	(UK, historical or obsolete) socage.
socagernoun	(law, historical, UK) A tenant by socage.
soc and sacnoun	(UK, law, historical) The right of a lord to hear and decide legal cases on his estate without recourse to other courts.
socan and sacannoun	(law, historical) Alternative form of soc and sac. [(UK, law, historical) The right of a lord to hear and decide legal cases on his estate without recourse to other courts.]
sokemanrynoun	Alternative form of socmanry. [(UK, historical or obsolete) socage.]
socagenoun	(historical) In the Middle Ages (and chiefly but not exclusively medieval England), a legal system whereby a tenant would pay a rent or do some agricultural work for the landlord.
burgagenoun	(historical) A medieval tenure in socage under which property in England and Scotland was held under the king or a lord of a town, and was maintained for a yearly rent or for rendering an inferior service (not knight's service) such as watching and warding.
cosinagenoun	Collateral relationship or kindred by blood; consanguinity.
assythmentnoun	(Scots law, historical) Compensation or reparation for a criminal offence.
essoinnoun	(UK, law, obsolete) An excuse for not appearing in court at the return of process; the allegation of an excuse to the court.
sistnoun	(law, Scotland) a stay or suspension of proceedings
equitynoun	(finance) Various senses related to net value
capitenoun	(historical) An ancient English tenure, abolished in 1660, by which either person or land was held immediately of the king, or of his crown, by either knight service or socage.
court customarynoun	A form of manorial court for unfree tenants or villeins
subpoenanoun	(law) A writ (“written order”) requiring someone to appear in court, or at a deposition or some other legal proceeding, as a witness to give testimony (a subpoena ad testificandum) or to produce evidence (subpoena duces tecum), in default of which the person may be punished.
honornoun	(uncountable) Recognition of importance or value; respect; veneration (of someone, usually for being morally upright or successful).
boroughnoun	A town having a municipal corporation and certain traditional rights.