Sokemans
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
In English law. Those who held their land in socage. 2 Bl. Comm. 100. SOLA AC PER SE SENECTUS DONAtionem testamentum aut transactionem non vitiat. Old age does not alone and of itself vitiate a will or a gift. 5 Johns. Ch. (N. Y.) 148, 158.
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
SOCMEN. Freeholders whose holdings might be no larger than those of the villeins, but who would generally, instead of the heavy services, pay fixed and not heavy rent; 1 Soc. Eng. 360. Those who held their land in socage; 2 Bla. Com. 100.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
In English law. Those who held their lands in socage. 2 Bl. Comm. 100.