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| soc·age [ sókij, sṓkij ] or soc·cage [ sókij, sṓkij ] |
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feudal system of holding land: a feudal system of holding land in which the tenant either paid rent or performed a fixed service, usually agricultural and nonmilitary in nature
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| [14th century. < Anglo-Norman< soc variant of soke "right of jurisdiction"] |
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  soc·ag·er noun |
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