sokeman

[ sohk-muh n ]

/ ˈsoʊk mən /

a tenant holding land in socage.

Also socman.

Origin of sokeman

1250–1300; Middle English (< Anglo-French) < Medieval Latin sokemannus < Old English sōcn soke + man man¹

soiree, soissons, soixante-neuf, sojourn, soke, sokeman, sokemanry, soken, sokoto, sokotra, sol

And yet to all seeming the sokeman is essentially a villager.

Domesday Book and Beyond |Frederic William Maitland
The writ draws a marked line between the villein and the sokeman.

Domesday Book and Beyond |Frederic William Maitland

sokeman

/ (ˈsəʊkmən) /

(in the Danelaw) a freeman enjoying extensive rights, esp over his land