SOKE


Meaning of SOKE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsōk ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English soc, soke, from Old English soka, from Medieval Latin soca, from Old English sōcn inquiry, jurisdiction; akin to Old English sēcan to seek

Date: 12th century

1. : the right in Anglo-Saxon and early English law to hold court and administer justice with the franchise to receive certain fees or fines arising from it : jurisdiction over a territory or over people

2. : the district included in a soke jurisdiction or franchise

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.