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ADSCRIPT
adscript, adscripted
(adjective) (used of persons) bound to a tract of land; hence their service is transferable from owner to owner; “an adscript serf”
adscript
(adjective) written or printed immediately following another character and aligned with it
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
adscript (plural adscripts)
A feudal serf or labourer who is attached to an estate and sold or transferred with it.
(typography) Something written or printed immediately after another character and aligned with it.
Adjective
adscript (not comparable)
Held to service as attached to the soil; said of feudal serfs.
Anagrams
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Source: Wiktionary
Ad"script, a. Etym: [L. adscriptus, p. p. of adscribere to enroll. See Ascribe.]
Definition: Held to service as attached to the soil; -- said of feudal serfs.
Ad"script, n.
Definition: One held to service as attached to the glebe or estate; a feudal serf. Bancroft.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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INTERSPERSION
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