sócn

f (-e/-a) 1. a seeking, search, exploring; 2. a seeking, desiring, trying to get; 3. a seeking to obtain an end; 4. a seeking for information, question, inquiry; 5. a seeking, visit, visiting of a place, attendance at a place, resort; 6. a seeking for protection or a place so sought, refuge, sanctuary, asylum; (1) in a general sense; (2) as a technical term in reference to the protection afforded by a church or by the king's court, etc.; 7. a seeking with hostile intent, an attack; 8. as a legal term, frequently in connection with sacu, the exercise of judicial power, jurisdiction, right of inquisition, right of seeking, taking, or levying fines, revenue var. of sacu; sacu and \sócn jurisdiction, right of holding a court for criminal and civil matters; 8a. question, inquiry, case, cause; a legal term; 8b. a district in which a 'sócn' was exercised;