soke
See also: ŝoke, söke, šokę, and søke
English
Alternative forms
- soc, sock
Etymology
From Middle English soke, from Medieval Latin (Anglo-Latin) sōca "right of jurisdiction", from Old English sōcn (“jurisdiction, prosecution”, literally “act of seeking”), from Proto-West Germanic *sōkni, from Proto-Germanic *sōkniz (“seeking, inquiry”), from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂g- (“to track”).
Cognates: see English soken. More at sake, seek.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -əʊk
Noun
soke (plural sokes)
- (England, law, historical) A soc (a medieval right to hold a court or to receive fines).
- (England, historical) A district under a particular jurisdiction.
Derived terms
- Soke of Peterborough
Related terms
- socage
- sokeland
- sokeman
- soken
Anagrams
- EKOs, Keos, okes, skeo
Yoruba
Alternative forms
- سوْكعِ
Etymology
From sí (“to”) + òkè (“top”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /só.kè/
Adverb
sókè
- up
Preposition
sókè
- up
Derived terms
- jẹun sókè (“to move on”)
- sọ̀rọ̀ sókè (“speak up”)