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socage

/ˈsɒkɪdʒ/ · noun

Meaning

  1. 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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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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