The tenure of land by certain determinate services other than knight-service.

The chief form of feudal tenure (literally shield-service), personal service in the field for a period of forty days in each year. Obsolete.

With distinguishing epithets, esp. freeor common (also free and common) socage, the ordinary form of this tenure.

The tenure of land by a sokeman; also, the sokemen collectively.

The tenure or service of a dreng. Also attributive.

tenure by suit and service to a superior; cf. hold, n.1 1b.

Attachment as an adscript serf. Cf. adscript, adj. 1, adscript, n. 2.