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Definition of socage

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Socage (n.) A tenure of lands and tenements by a certain or determinate service; a tenure distinct from chivalry or knight's service, in which the obligations were uncertain. The service must be certain, in order to be denominated socage, as to hold by fealty and twenty shillings rent..

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Socager :: Socager (n.) A tennant by socage; a socman.

Socman :: Socman (n.) One who holds lands or tenements by socage; a socager.

Bockland :: Bockland (n.) Charter land held by deed under certain rents and free services, which differed in nothing from free socage lands. This species of tenure has given rise to the modern freeholds..

Free :: Free (superl.) Certain or honorable; the opposite of base; as, free service; free socage..

Soken :: Soken (n.) A district held by socage.

Socage :: Socage (n.) A tenure of lands and tenements by a certain or determinate service; a tenure distinct from chivalry or knight's service, in which the obligations were uncertain. The service must be certain, in order to be denominated socage, as to hold by fealty and twenty shillings rent..

Socmanry :: Socmanry (n.) Tenure by socage.