sorehon

/ˈsɔːhən/

Etymology

Corrupted from sojourn, Scots soirne, sorn.

noun

  1. A kind of servile tenure in Ireland which required the tenant to maintain his chieftain gratuitously whenever he wished to indulge in a revel.“Sorehon was a tax laide upon the free - holders , for certaine dayes in each quarter of a yeare , to finde victualls , and lodging , and to pay certaine stipends to the kerne”