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soke

soke \'so-k\ n [ME soc, soke, fr. ML soca, fr. OE so-cn inquiry, 
   ju]risdiction; akin to OE se-can to seek 1: the right in Anglo-saxon and 
   early English law to hold court and do just ice with the franchise to 
   receive certain fees or fines arising from it : jurisdiction over a 
   territory or over people 2: the district included in a soke jurisdiction or 
   franchise