"socage" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsɒkɪd͡ʒ/ Forms: socages [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English sokage, from Anglo-Norman socage, from soc (“soke”) + -age. More at soke, -age. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|sokage}} Middle English sokage, {{der|en|xno|socage}} Anglo-Norman socage, {{suffix|fro|soc|age|nocat=1|t1=soke}} soc (“soke”) + -age Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} socage (countable and uncountable, plural socages)
  1. (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. Tags: countable, historical, uncountable Synonyms: soccage Translations (medieval form of land tenure): herendienst [masculine] (Dutch), torpparius (Finnish), Frondienst [masculine] (German), Robath (German), Robot [feminine] (German), baũdžiava [feminine] (Lithuanian), lãžas [masculine] (Lithuanian), landboväsende (Swedish)

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