socage

noun so·cage \ˈsä-kij, ˈsō-\

Definition of SOCAGE

: a tenure of land by agricultural service fixed in amount and kind or by payment of money rent only and not burdened with any military service

— so·cag·er \-ki-jər\ noun

so·cage also soc·cage \ˈsä-\

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from soc soke

First Known Use: 14th century

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