adscription

noun

ad·​scrip·​tion

(ˈ)adz-¦krip-shən,

(ˈ)ad-¦skrip-

plural -s

: the quality or state of being added, annexed, or bound

adscription of serfs

adscription of an estate

Word History

Etymology

Latin adscription-, adscriptio, ascription-, ascriptio written addition (influenced in meaning by Medieval Latin adscriptitius)

First Known Use

1604, in the meaning defined above

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