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sokeman (c.1150)
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The form socheman is a cross reference to the following entry:

sokeman (c.1150)

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socheman, socman;  sokemanne,  sokemon,  sokman,  sokmane,  sokoman;  soqeman,  soqueman; 
pl. sokemen  
  FEW:  *succos 12,382a Gdf:  sokeman 7,446b GdfC: ∅ TL: sokeman 9,779 DEAF:  soc 2 (sokeman)  DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED:  socman n.  / sokeman n.  MED:  soke-man n.  DMLBS:  socamannus 3109a
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1lawsokeman of the ancient demesne of the crown of England: 
( c.1150; MS: s.xii3/3 )  Li ercevesque averad de forfeiture .XL. sol. [...] e li socheman .XL. den.  Leis Will ANTS 16
( 1261 )  lez soquemans et les propre tenauntz le roy  Baron Rebellion 228.15
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 )  [...] acunes gentz qe sount de fraunc saunc, et tienent de nous terre en villenage, et ceux sount proprement nos sokemans [...]  BRITT ii 13
( 1293 )  le rey ne pet sokemon estre  YBB 20-21 Ed I 379
( 1315 )  Autiel ley avera le seignur vers lez sokemannes cum seignur vers sez serfs et sez villeynes  YBB Ed II xvii 150
2lawoccupationsokereeve, bailiff administering a soke: 
( 1313 )  il doit avoir sokeman et mettre qi q'il vodra sokeman, mes q'il soit de sa sokemanerie  Lib Alb 150

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See also:

sok1  sokage  soke1  sokemanerie  sokereeve  sokne 
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