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so·cage | \ ˈsä-kij 
, ˈsō- \
, ˈsō- \variants:
or less commonly soccage \ ˈsä-kij \
\Definition of socage
: a tenure of land by agricultural service fixed in amount and kind or by payment of money rent only and not burdened with any military service
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