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Webster 1913 Edition

Sorehon

Sore′hon

,
Noun.
[Corrupted from
sojourn
, Scot.
soirne
,
sorn
.]
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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Sorehon

SOREHON

, SORN,
Noun.
A kind of servile tenure which subjected the tenant to maintain his chieftain gratuitously, whenever he wished to indulge himself in a debauch. So that when a person obtrudes himself on another for bed and board, he is said to sorn, or be a sorner.

Definition 2024

sorehon

sorehon

English

Noun

sorehon ‎(uncountable)

  1. (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.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Spenser to this entry?)

Etymology

Corrupted from sojourn, Scots soirne, sorn.

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