tenure of land subject to the soke of someone else
2.
sokemen
Word origin
[1250–1300; ME ‹ AF sokemanerie, equiv. to sokemansokeman + -erie-ry]This word is first recorded in the period 1250–1300. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: force, front, quarter, square, touch-ry is a suffix of nouns denoting occupation, business, calling or condition, place orestablishment, goods or products, things collectively, qualities, actions, etc. Otherwords that use the affix -ry include: avowry, bottomry, dentistry, registry, scullery