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soc·age  (skj, skj)
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.]

socag·er n.

socage [ˈsɒkɪdʒ]
n
1. (Law) English legal history the tenure of land by certain services, esp of an agricultural nature
2. (Law) English law the freehold tenure of land
[from Anglo-French, from soc soke]
socager  n

socage
burgage.
See also: Land
burgage
See also: Property and Ownership
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.socage - land tenure by agricultural service or payment of rent; not burdened with military service
service - (law) the acts performed by an English feudal tenant for the benefit of his lord which formed the consideration for the property granted to him


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He has no care for food, lodging, clothes and washing, and has no taxes to pay; he is exempt from military service and soccage, and in spite of his bondage is freer than the freest Fellah in Egypt.
 
 
 
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