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Socage in a sentence

Socage 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.

Synonyms of Socage

service

Related words

Other words often associated with Socage or its synonyms:

aid work assistance help employment assist serve company disservice

Using Socage

  • The main meaning on this page is: 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.
  • Useful related words include: service.
  • In the example corpus, socage often appears in combinations such as: of socage, performing socage, socage and.

Context around Socage

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 16.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

performing 2× abolishing 1×

Often after:

now 1× per 1×

Sentence patterns with Socage

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

by abolishing socage and granting 1× continue performing socage and rent 1× days of socage per year 1× length of socage now was 1× peasants and socage 1× still performing socage 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

amount and length 1× by 1856 only 1× during the 14th 1× initially peasants kept 1× the wettins fostered 1× this law was 1×

Common sentence endings:

and rent payments 1× peasants and socage 1× regulated and limited 1× socage per year 1× still performing socage 1× to the citizens 1×

Words around Socage

Just before it in the word index:

soca 62 soc 192 sobyanin 21 sobukwe 3 sobs 34 sobro 2

Just after it in the word index:

socal 81 socalgas 11 socalled 2 socar 8 socastee 7 socc 5

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 8 aage 8 aardvarks 8 abaca 8 abaji 8 abascal 8

Corpus analysis for Socage

  • In this selection, "socage" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 16.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, performing, abolishing, now and per stand out and add context to how "socage" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include by abolishing socage and granting and continue performing socage and rent. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "socage" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with socage

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Amount and length of socage now was regulated and limited. (10 words)

The Wettins fostered Weimar by abolishing socage and granting privileges to the citizens. (13 words)

Initially peasants kept their land, but had to continue performing socage and rent payments. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

This law was opposed by the nobles, who in 1809 secured changes in the law which again gave them more power over peasants and socage. (25 words)

During the 14th century peasants had to pay 10% to the Church and work 4 days of socage per year. (20 words)

By 1856 only 23% of farmers were paying land rent, while the rest were still performing socage. (17 words)

Example sentences (6)

Amount and length of socage now was regulated and limited.

By 1856 only 23% of farmers were paying land rent, while the rest were still performing socage.

During the 14th century peasants had to pay 10% to the Church and work 4 days of socage per year.

Initially peasants kept their land, but had to continue performing socage and rent payments.

The Wettins fostered Weimar by abolishing socage and granting privileges to the citizens.

This law was opposed by the nobles, who in 1809 secured changes in the law which again gave them more power over peasants and socage.

Common combinations with socage

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "socage" in a sentence?
An example: "Amount and length of socage now was regulated and limited." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "socage" from authentic English texts.
What does "socage" mean?
Socage means: 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.
What are synonyms of "socage"?
Common synonyms of "socage" include: service.
How many example sentences with "socage" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "socage", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.