socage

/ˈsɒkɪdʒ/

Meanings

noun

佃租制，自由保有地.

In the Middle Ages (and chiefly but not exclusively medieval England), a legal system whereby a tenant would pay a rent or do some agricultural work for the landlord.

Examples :

"Many farmers in medieval England held their land through socage, meaning they paid rent in crops or provided labor to the lord of the manor. "

在中世纪的英格兰，很多农民通过佃租制耕种土地，也就是说他们向庄园主缴纳农作物作为租金，或者为他提供劳役。

Related Words

landlord noun

/ˈlænd.lɔːd/ /ˈlænd.lɔɹd/

房东，地主

"My landlord raised the rent for my apartment next month. "

我的房东下个月要涨我的公寓的房租了。

provided verb

/pɹəˈvaɪdɪd/

挣钱，养家糊口.

"It is difficult to provide for my family working on minimum wage."

靠最低工资挣钱养家糊口是很困难的。

middle noun

/ˈmɪdəl/ /ˈmɘdɘl/

中间，中央。

"The middle of a circle is the point which has the same distance to every point of circle."

圆的中心点到圆上任意一点的距离都相等。

chiefly adjective

/ˈtʃiːf.li/

首要的，主要的

"The school's chief concern, chiefly its declining enrollment, was discussed at the meeting. "

学校的首要关注点，主要是其不断下降的入学率，在会议上进行了讨论。

medieval noun

/mɪd.ˈiː.vəl/ /mɪd.ˈi.vəl/

中世纪的人，中古时代的人。

"The medieval historian spoke about the challenges faced by peasants in the Middle Ages. "

研究中世纪历史的历史学家讲述了中世纪时期农民面临的挑战。

through noun

/θɹuː/ /θɹu/

贯石, 穿石。

"The dry-stone wall used a large, flat through to support the top stones. "

这堵干砌石墙用了一块又大又平的贯石来支撑顶部的石头。

meaning noun

/ˈmiːnɪŋ/

意思，含义

"The meaning of the teacher's hand gesture was clear: "Pay attention." "

老师手势的意思很明显： “注意听讲。”

whereby adverb

/wɛə(ɹ)ˈbaɪ/

由此，借此。

"Whereby goest thou?"

你这是要往哪儿去？

exclusively adverb

/ɪkˈskluːsɪvli/

仅仅，唯一地，专门地

"The restaurant serves coffee exclusively. "

这家餐厅只卖咖啡。

farmers noun

/ˈfɑːməz/ /ˈfɑɹmɚz/

农民，农夫。

"The farmers in the valley are planting corn this spring. "

山谷里的农民们今年春天在种玉米。

system noun

/ˈsɪstəm/

系统，体系。

"There are eight planets in the solar system."

太阳系里有八颗行星。

agricultural noun

/ˌæɡɹɪˈkʌltjʊəɹəl/ /ˌæɡɹɪˈkʌlt͡ʃəɹəl/

农产品

"The farmer's agricultural output was very high this year. "

今年这位农民的农产品产量很高。