soke

English

noun
Definitions
  • (obsolete) Any of several medieval rights, either to hold a court, or to receive fines.
  • (obsolete) A district under a particular jurisdiction.

Etymology

Derived from Middle English soke derived from Old English sōcn (prosecution, act of seeking, jurisdiction, inquiry, soke) derived from Proto-Germanic *sōkniz (seeking, inquiry, examination, contest, struggle) derived from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂g- (seek out, seek, track, track down, investigate, trace).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*seh₂g-

Gloss

seek out, seek, track, track down, investigate, trace

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