Definition of sokens:
(n) :
The 'resort' (right) of specific farmers to have their grain ground at a specific mill or, inversely, the right of a mill to that custom.
(n) :
(historical) The ancient right (usually conferred by royalty) to hold a local court of justice and levy specific fees and fines.
(n) :
A right of prosecution and judgement.
(n) :
(historical) The area over which this right was established.
(n) :
(obsolete) A place that is regularly frequented.