"soken" meaning in English

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        "3": "sookne"
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      "expansion": "Middle English sookne",
      "name": "inh"
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        "2": "ang",
        "3": "sōcn",
        "lit": "act of seeking",
        "t": "jurisdiction, prosecution, soke"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English sōcn (“jurisdiction, prosecution, soke”, literally “act of seeking”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*sōkni"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *sōkni",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*sōkniz",
        "t": "seeking, inquiry"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *sōkniz (“seeking, inquiry”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*sekʷ-",
        "t": "to follow, track"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“to follow, track”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "got",
        "2": "𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌽𐍃",
        "t": "controversy"
      },
      "expansion": "Gothic 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌽𐍃 (sōkns, “controversy”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "sacu",
        "t": "legal case, dispute"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English sacu (“legal case, dispute”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "socken",
        "t": "parish"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish socken (“parish”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "sogn",
        "t": "parish"
      },
      "expansion": "Danish sogn (“parish”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "no",
        "2": "sokn",
        "t": "parish"
      },
      "expansion": "Norwegian sokn (“parish”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ML.",
        "2": "sōca",
        "t": "right of jurisdiction"
      },
      "expansion": "Medieval Latin sōca (“right of jurisdiction”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "soke"
      },
      "expansion": "English soke",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English sookne, socne (“district held by a socage”), from Old English sōcn (“jurisdiction, prosecution, soke”, literally “act of seeking”), from Proto-West Germanic *sōkni, from Proto-Germanic *sōkniz (“seeking, inquiry”), from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“to follow, track”).\nAkin to Gothic 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌽𐍃 (sōkns, “controversy”), Old English sacu (“legal case, dispute”), sēcan (“to seek”), Swedish socken (“parish”), Danish sogn (“parish”), Norwegian sokn (“parish”). More at sake, seek, soke. See also Medieval Latin sōca (“right of jurisdiction”), English soke.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "sokens",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "soke"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "sokeland"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
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      "glosses": [
        "The ancient right (usually conferred by royalty) to hold a local court of justice and levy specific fees and fines.",
        "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."
      ],
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        "(historical) The ancient right (usually conferred by royalty) to hold a local court of justice and levy specific fees and fines.",
        "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."
      ],
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        "uncountable"
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The ancient right (usually conferred by royalty) to hold a local court of justice and levy specific fees and fines.",
        "A right of prosecution and judgement."
      ],
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        "(historical) The ancient right (usually conferred by royalty) to hold a local court of justice and levy specific fees and fines.",
        "A right of prosecution and judgement."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "historical",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "glosses": [
        "The area over which this right was established."
      ],
      "id": "en-soken-en-noun-yjQ-ThUO",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(historical) The area over which this right was established."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "soke"
        }
      ],
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        "countable",
        "historical",
        "uncountable"
      ]
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          "kind": "other",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A place that is regularly frequented."
      ],
      "id": "en-soken-en-noun-GHS9SXCL",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) A place that is regularly frequented."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "obsolete",
        "uncountable"
      ]
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  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Socage",
    "Soke (legal)"
  ],
  "word": "soken"
}

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    "English terms derived from Middle English",
    "English terms derived from Old English",
    "English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *seh₂g-",
    "English terms inherited from Middle English",
    "English terms inherited from Old English",
    "English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "English uncountable nouns",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "Thorpe-le-Soken"
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        "3": "sookne"
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        "lit": "act of seeking",
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        "3": "*sōkniz",
        "t": "seeking, inquiry"
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        "3": "*sekʷ-",
        "t": "to follow, track"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“to follow, track”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "got",
        "2": "𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌽𐍃",
        "t": "controversy"
      },
      "expansion": "Gothic 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌽𐍃 (sōkns, “controversy”)",
      "name": "cog"
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      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "sacu",
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      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "socken",
        "t": "parish"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish socken (“parish”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "sogn",
        "t": "parish"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "sokn",
        "t": "parish"
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    },
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      "name": "cog"
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        "1": "en",
        "2": "soke"
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      "expansion": "English soke",
      "name": "cog"
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  "etymology_text": "From Middle English sookne, socne (“district held by a socage”), from Old English sōcn (“jurisdiction, prosecution, soke”, literally “act of seeking”), from Proto-West Germanic *sōkni, from Proto-Germanic *sōkniz (“seeking, inquiry”), from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“to follow, track”).\nAkin to Gothic 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌽𐍃 (sōkns, “controversy”), Old English sacu (“legal case, dispute”), sēcan (“to seek”), Swedish socken (“parish”), Danish sogn (“parish”), Norwegian sokn (“parish”). More at sake, seek, soke. See also Medieval Latin sōca (“right of jurisdiction”), English soke.",
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
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        "The ancient right (usually conferred by royalty) to hold a local court of justice and levy specific fees and fines.",
        "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."
      ],
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        "(historical) The ancient right (usually conferred by royalty) to hold a local court of justice and levy specific fees and fines.",
        "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."
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        "The ancient right (usually conferred by royalty) to hold a local court of justice and levy specific fees and fines.",
        "A right of prosecution and judgement."
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        "(historical) The ancient right (usually conferred by royalty) to hold a local court of justice and levy specific fees and fines.",
        "A right of prosecution and judgement."
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        "historical",
        "uncountable"
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    },
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        "English terms with historical senses"
      ],
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        "The area over which this right was established."
      ],
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        "(historical) The area over which this right was established."
      ],
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        "historical",
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      "glosses": [
        "A place that is regularly frequented."
      ],
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        "(obsolete) A place that is regularly frequented."
      ],
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