soke

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US/soʊk/UK/səʊk/

noun

A soc (a medieval right to hold a court or to receive fines).

OriginMiddle English soke ← Old English sōcn ← Proto-West Germanic *sōkni →
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Meanings

nounsoke (plural sokes)

plural sokes · alternative soc · alternative sock

  1. EnglandhistoricallawA soc (a medieval right to hold a court or to receive fines).
  2. EnglandhistoricalA district under a particular jurisdiction.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
socsoken

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*seh₂g-“to track”
  2. Proto-Germanic*sōkniz“seeking, inquiry”
  3. Proto-West Germanic*sōkni
  4. Old Englishsōcn“jurisdiction, prosecution”
  5. Middle Englishsoke
  6. Englishsoke

From Middle English soke, from Medieval Latin (Anglo-Latin) sōca "right of jurisdiction", from Old English sōcn (“jurisdiction, prosecution”, literally “act of seeking”), from Proto-West Germanic *sōkni, from Proto-Germanic *sōkniz (“seeking, inquiry”), from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂g- (“to track”). Cognates: see English soken. More at sake, seek.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with soke

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Sounds the same

soak

Anagrams

Keoskesoskeo
Cite this entry
APA

soke. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soke

MLA

“soke.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soke. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “soke,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soke.

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