Free Socmen
Defined in 6 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891), Burrill (1850)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
In old English law. Tenants in free socage. Glanv. lib. 3, c. 7; 2 Bl. Comm. 79. FREE (or FRANK) TENURE. Freehold tenure. The opposite of the ancient villeinage or modern copyhold. 2 Bl. Comm. 89, 90.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Tenants in free socage. 2 Bla. Com. 79.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
In old English law. Tenants in free socage. Glanv. lib. 3, c. 7 ; 2 Bl. Comm. 79.
Defined under Socman in Black's Law Dictionary.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
In old English law. Tenants in free socage. Glanv. lib. 3, c. 7; 2 Bl. Comm. 79.
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
[L. Lat. liberi sokemanni.] In old English law. Tenants in free socage. Glanv. lib. 3, c. 7. 2 Bl. Com. 79.