Associations to the word «Socage»

Wiktionary

SOCAGE, noun. (obsolete) In the Middle Ages, a system whereby a tenant would pay a rent or do some agricultural work for the landlord.

Dictionary definition

SOCAGE, noun. Land tenure by agricultural service or payment of rent; not burdened with military service.

Wise words

Words are but symbols for the relations of things to one another and to us; nowhere do they touch upon absolute truth.
Friedrich Nietzsche