adscript
adjectiveDefinition of adscript
(Entry 1 of 2)
1 [ influenced in meaning by Medieval Latin adscriptitius, adscripticius ] : bound to a tract of land so that the right to exact service is transferable from one owner to another men adscript to their overlord's lands
2 : written after iota adscript : printed or written immediately to the right of another letter or character and aligning with it in the pronunciation transcription \lu¦t\ u bears an adscript diacritic —distinguished from subscript and superscript
adscript
nounDefinition of adscript (Entry 2 of 2)
: an adscript serf
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