soken

Meaning

Noun

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

Origin

  • From Middle English sookne, socne (> Medieval Latin sōca, see soke), from Old English sōcn, from Proto-Germanic *sōkniz, from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ-. Akin to Gothic 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌽𐍃, Old English sacu, sēcan, Swedish socken, Danish sogn, Norwegian sokn. More at sake, seek, soke.

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