Socage

English Law: Socage in the Past

A tenure of lands by certain inferior services in husbandry and not knight’s service, instead of all other services. Litt. sect. 117. [1][rtbs name=”history-of-english-law”]

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Notes and References

1. Partialy, this information about socage is based on the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, 1848 edition. There is a list of terms of the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, including socage.

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