Word: socage
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: soc
age
Definition: 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.
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'