Word: socages
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: so
ca
ges
Definition: Plural of socage; land tenure by agricultural service or payment of rent; not burdened with military service
Morphemes:
Affix: socage
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: In the Middle Ages (and chiefly but not exclusively medieval England), a legal system whereby a tenant would pay a rent or do some agricultural work for the landlord.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: soc
Language: fro
Decoded: soc
Meaning: soke
Affix: -age
Language: fro
Decoded: -age
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: forms nouns with the sense of 'state of being'
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.