socage
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ˈsɒkɪdʒ/
Noun

socage

  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.
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