soccage
/ˈsɑkɪdʒ/
noun
- A historical system of land tenure in which a tenant paid rent or provided services to a lord, but did not perform military service.
- The lord collected a fixed rent from the soccage tenants each year.
- In medieval England, many farmers held their land under soccage rather than knight service.
- Soccage was considered a more peaceful form of landholding than military tenure.