noun
- a feudal tenure of land involving payment of rent or provision of services other than military service to a superior lord
Usage: historical; legal
Examples
- The peasant held his land in soccage, paying annual rent to the lord.
- Under soccage tenure, farmers provided agricultural services instead of military duty.
- The manor records showed various forms of soccage arrangements with tenants.
- Soccage was a common form of land tenure in medieval England.
- The legal document specified the terms of soccage for the property.