socman
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How to use socman in a sentence
"The socman of Minstead hath earned an evil name over the country side," he said.
The White Company | Arthur Conan DoyleI, the socman, am shorn of my lands that you may snivel Latin and eat bread for which you never did hand's turn.
The White Company | Arthur Conan DoyleIn the status of the socman, developed from the law of Saxon free-men, there was usually nothing of the kind.
Villainage in England | Paul VinogradoffFurther, we see that the socman's tenure is distinguished from free tenure, socmen from freeholders.
Villainage in England | Paul VinogradoffIt is chiefly important because it discloses a traditional element in the formation of the socman's tenure.
Villainage in England | Paul Vinogradoff
British Dictionary definitions for socman
sokeman (ˈsəʊkmən)
/ (ˈsɒkmən, ˈsəʊk-) /
English history a tenant holding land by socage
Origin of socman
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