noun
- plural of socager; tenants who hold land by socage, a form of feudal land tenure involving fixed rent or services rather than military service
Usage: historical; legal
Examples
- The socagers paid their annual rent to the lord of the manor.
- Medieval socagers were bound to their land by specific obligations.
- Unlike knights, socagers owed agricultural services rather than military duty.
- The rights of socagers were carefully documented in feudal records.
- Socagers could sometimes pass their tenancy to their heirs.