socager
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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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soc•ag•er
(ˈsɒk ə dʒər)n.
a tenant holding land by socage.
[1640–50]
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socager, socman
a tenant by socage.
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