soken

English

noun
Definitions
  • (historical) The ancient right (usually conferred by royalty) to hold a local court of justice and levy specific fees and fines.
  • (historical) The area over which this right was established.
  • (obsolete) A place that is regularly frequented.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English sookne inherited from Old English sōcn (prosecution, act of seeking, jurisdiction, inquiry, soke) inherited from Proto-Germanic *sōkniz (seeking, inquiry, examination, contest, struggle) derived from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (follow, say, see, notice, accompany, track).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*sekʷ-

Gloss

follow, say, see, notice, accompany, track

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

見

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