Definitions For Soke

Noun

SOKE (plural SOKEs) (obsolete) Any of several medieval rights, either to hold a court, or to receive fines. (obsolete) A district under a particular jurisdiction.

Derived terms

Soke of Peterborough

Related terms

socage sokeland sokeman soken

Alternative forms

soc, sock

Etymology

From {{der, en, enm, soke}}, from {{der, en, ML., -}} (anglo-latin) sōca "right of jurisdiction", from {{der, en, ang, sōcn, , jurisdiction, prosecution, lit=act of seeking}}, from {{der, en, gem-pro, sōkniz, , seeking, inquiry}}, from {{der, en, ine-pro, *seh₂g-, , to track}}. Cognates: see {{cog, en, soken}}. More at sake, seek.

Anagrams

EKOs, Keos, okes, skeo