Soke

Origin

From Middle English soke, from Medieval Latin (Anglo-Latin) sōca "right of jurisdiction", from Old English sōcn ("jurisdiction, prosecution", literally act of seeking), from Proto-Germanic *sōknō ("seeking, inquiry"), from Proto-Indo-European *sāg(')- ("to track"). Cognates: see English soken. More at sake, seek.

Noun

1. (obsolete) Any of several medieval rights, either to hold a court, or to receive fines.
2. (obsolete) A district under a particular jusridiction.

Related terms

• socage
• sokeland
• sokeman
• soken

Anagrams

• okes