Soke, a form of the word Soc, meant in old English times both the privilege of holding a court and the district held by tenure of Socage (q.v.).
Soke
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 9: Bound to Swansea, p. 557
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Soke, a form of the word Soc, meant in old English times both the privilege of holding a court and the district held by tenure of Socage (q.v.).