soken

[ soh-kuhn ]

noun

1. a district held by socage.

Word History and Origins

Origin of soken¹

before 1000; Middle English socne, soken, Old English sōcn an attack, visit, resort, soke. See soke

Example Sentences

Opposite, standing on a low plinth, an exquisite pair of Yamaguchi Soken six-panel screen paintings from the late 18th or early 19th century show a landscape of elegantly arrayed flowering plants spanning four seasons, set against a gold background.

From Los Angeles Times

It was discovered in Spain and brought back to the UK where a project began to restore it at a workshop in Thorpe le Soken, Essex.

From BBC

Yoshida shared that Soken confided in him that he’s actually been having a tough time adapting to work on a single-player game.

From The Verge

I asked if Yoshida had any insight into how Soken has been handling the new assignment.

From The Verge

Fans are equally excited to see XIV’s composer Masayoshi Soken working on XVI’s music.

From The Verge