The term soke, at the time of the Norman conquest of England, generally denoted "jurisdiction", but its vague usage makes it probably lack a single, precise definition.

What is sokeland?

Soca, commonly rendered as soke or sokeland, is translated as jurisdiction in the Phillimore edition. Jurisdictions were the outlying dependencies of a manor which rendered customary payments to the lord of the manor but whose soil was not owned by him.

What does Soke mean in slang?

Sōke (宗家), pronounced [soːke], is a Japanese term that means "the head family [house]." In the realm of Japanese traditional arts, it is used synonymously with the term iemoto. Thus, it is often used to indicate "headmaster" (or sometimes translated as "head of the family" or even "grand master".)