sokes

/soʊks/
noun
  1. Plural of soke; multiple jurisdictions or areas where a lord held court in medieval England.
    • The boundaries of the sokes were carefully recorded in the land charters.
    • Each of the sokes had its own local customs and laws.
    • The king granted several sokes to his loyal barons.
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