SOREHON

Etymology

Noun

sorehon (uncountable)

(historical) A kind of servile tenure in Ireland which required the tenant to maintain his chieftain gratuitously whenever he wished to indulge in a revel.

Anagrams

• Honores, heroons, noshore, onshore

Source: Wiktionary


Sore"hon, n. Etym: [Corrupted from sojourn, Scot. soirne, sorn.]

Definition: Formerly, in Ireland, a kind of servile tenure which subjected the tenant to maintain his chieftain gratuitously whenever he wished to indulge in a revel. Spenser.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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