Definitions for Socage
ˈsɒk ɪdʒsocage

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. socagenoun

   land tenure by agricultural service or payment of rent; not burdened with military service

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. socagenoun

   In the Middle Ages, a system whereby a tenant would pay a rent or do some agricultural work for the landlord.

2. Etymology: From sokage, from socage from. More at soke, -age.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Socage

   Socage () was one of the feudal duties and land tenure forms in the English feudal system. It eventually evolved into the freehold tenure called "free and common socage", which did not involve feudal duties. Farmers held land in exchange for clearly defined, fixed payments made at specified intervals to feudal lords. The lord was therefore obligated to provide certain services, such as protection, to the farmer and other duties to the Crown. Payments usually took the form of cash, but occasionally could be made with goods. Socage contrasted with other forms of tenure, including serjeanty, frankalmoin and knight-service. The English statute Quia Emptores of Edward I (1290) established that socage tenure passed from one generation or nominee to the next would be subject to inquisitions post mortem, which would usually involve a feudal relief tax. This contrasts with the treatment of leases, which could be lifelong or readily subject to forfeiture and rent increase. As feudalism declined, the prevalence of socage tenure increased until it became the normal form of tenure in the Kingdom of England. In 1660, the Statute of Tenures ended the practice of estates requiring owners to provide military or religious service, and most freehold tenures and other were converted into "free and common socage". The holder of a soc or socage tenure was referred to as a socager (Anglo-Norman) or Socman (Anglo-Saxon, also spelt sochman, from the legal concept of a soke, from the verb 'to seek'). In German-speaking Europe, the broad equivalent was a Dienstmann. The etymology of socage according to William Blackstone is the old Latin word for a plough.

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1. socage

   Socage is a form of land ownership in feudal systems, typically in England, whereby a tenant holds land in exchange for providing a specified service, or render, that is not military in nature, to the landlord or a higher-ranked individual. This might include monetary rent, agricultural products, or other types of service. It is a form of tenure that involves the performance of fixed, non-military services.

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1. Socagenoun

   a tenure of lands and tenements by a certain or determinate service; a tenure distinct from chivalry or knight's service, in which the obligations were uncertain. The service must be certain, in order to be denominated socage, as to hold by fealty and twenty shillings rent

2. Etymology: [From Soc; cf. LL. socagium.]

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1. Socage

   Socage was one of the feudal duties and hence land tenure forms in the feudal system. A farmer, for example, held the land in exchange for a clearly defined, fixed payment to be made at specified intervals to his feudal lord, who in turn had his own feudal obligations, to the farmer and to the Crown. In theory this might involve supplying the lord with produce but most usually it meant a straightforward payment of cash, i.e., rent. In this respect it contrasted with other forms of tenure including serjeanty and frankalmoin. For those higher up the feudal pyramid, there was also knight-service as a condition of land tenure. The English statute Quia Emptores of Edward I established that socage tenure passed automatically from one generation to the next. As feudalism declined, socage tenure increased until it became the normal form of tenure in the Kingdom of England. In 1660, the Statute of Tenures ended the remaining forms of military service and all free tenures were converted into socage.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Socage

   Soccage, sok′āj, n. the tenure of lands by service fixed and determinate in quality.—ns. Soc′ager, Soc′man, a tenant by socage; Soc′manry, tenure by socage. [A.S. sóc, a right of holding a court—sóc, pa.t. of sacan, to contend.]

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Socage

   name given to a feudal tenure by a certain and determinate service other than knight service.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Socage in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Socage in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Socage
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Socage
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socage
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Socage
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Socage
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Socage
8. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Socage