adscripted
- adjective
- /ædˈskrɪptɪd/
- Archaic
- In feudal societies, peasants could be adscripted to the land, serving whichever lord owned it.
Examples
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The estate’s adscripted workers had no right to leave without the owner's permission.
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Laws prohibiting the sale of adscripted laborers without the land were passed in that era.
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The adscripted laborers worked tirelessly on the estate.
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In the past, adscripted individuals had little freedom.
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In feudal societies, peasants could be adscripted to the land, serving whichever lord owned it.
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Laws prohibiting the sale of adscripted laborers without the land were passed in that era.
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The estate’s adscripted workers had no right to leave without the owner's permission.
Synonyms
A person tied to a piece of land whose work passes to new owners with the land
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Etymology
Adscripted comes from Latin parts ad- 'to' and script 'write', like the familiar word script or describe, and originally meant 'written onto' the land. So an adscripted person was 'written onto' a piece of land, meaning they were tied to that land and moved with it when the land changed owner.