noun
- a tenant who holds land by socage, a form of feudal land tenure
Usage: historical; legal
Examples
- The socager paid rent in money rather than military service.
- Medieval records show that socagers had more freedom than villeins.
- As a socager, he could sell his land without the lord’s permission.
- The socager’s tenure was considered free compared to other feudal arrangements.
- Historical documents list several socagers among the village tenants.