Meaning Of The Word Socage

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socage in American English
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
noun: a tenure of land held by the tenant in performance of specified services or by payment of rent, and not requiring military service

socage in British English
noun: the tenure of land by certain services, esp of an agricultural nature

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