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Adscript

Ad′script

,
Adj.
[L.
adscriptus
, p. p. of
adscribere
to enroll. See
Ascribe
.]
Held to service as attached to the soil; – said of feudal serfs.

Ad′script

,
Noun.
One held to service as attached to the glebe or estate; a feudal serf.
Bancroft.

Definition 2024


adscript

adscript

English

Noun

adscript (plural adscripts)

  1. A feudal serf or labourer who is attached to an estate and sold or transferred with it.
  2. (typography) Something written or printed immediately after another character and aligned with it.

See also

Adjective

adscript (not comparable)

  1. Held to service as attached to the soil; said of feudal serfs.

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