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)

1. (England, law, historical) A soc (a medieval right to hold a court or to receive fines).
2. (England, historical) A district under a particular jurisdiction.

Derived terms

• Soke of Peterborough

Related terms

• socage
• sokeland
• sokeman
• soken

Anagrams

• EKOs, Keos, okes, skeo

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Yoruba

Etymology

From sí (“to”) +‎ òkè (“top”).

Alternative forms

• سوْكعِ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /só.kè/

Adverb

sókè

1. up

Preposition

sókè

1. up

Derived terms

• sọ̀rọ̀ sókè (“speak up”)