soke (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[soke 词源字典]
"right of jurisdiction," Old English socn "jurisdiction, prosecution," literally "seeking," from Proto-Germanic *sokniz, from PIE *sag-ni-, from root *sag- "to seek out" (see seek). Related: Sokeman; sokemanry.[soke etymology, soke origin, 英语词源]