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- [sok-ij]
- /ˈsɒk ɪdʒ/
- /sˈɒkeɪdʒ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sok-ij]
- /ˈsɒk ɪdʒ/
Definitions of socage word
- noun socage a tenure of land held by the tenant in performance of specified services or by payment of rent, and not requiring military service. 1
- noun socage the tenure of land by certain services, esp of an agricultural nature 0
- noun socage the freehold tenure of land 0
- noun socage a medieval English system of land tenure in which a tenant held land in return for a fixed payment or for certain stated nonmilitary services to his lord 0
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Origin of socage
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; Middle English sokage < Anglo-French socage, equivalent to soc soke + -age -age
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Parts of speech for Socage
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
socage popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
socage usage trend in Literature
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