adscription

Examples

• All

• The abolition of the law of adscription thus became a symbol for the reorganization of Danish agriculture and for the liberation of the peasants.

  Academic text (1999)

• The abolition of the "law of adscription" became a symbol central to a general understanding of the modernization of Danish agriculture from the end of the eighteenth century - known as "the agrarian reforms."

  Academic text (1999)

• At the unveiling of a monument for the abolition of adscription.

  Academic text (1999)

• Before the many happy changes brought about by the abolition of adscription, Anna is a victim of rough advances by the estate owner's bailiff.

  Academic text (1999)

• When the 150th anniversary of the abolition of adscription was commemorated in 1938, it was in a time of both national and international economic and political crisis.

  Academic text (1999)

• In 1938, The King Commanded ("Kongen bod"), a movie attempting to portray the significance of the end of adscription, was produced especially for the anniversary.

  Academic text (1999)

• The historical consequences of adscription were felt by many families who could not leave their villages due to strict laws.

• Scholars often discuss the system of adscription as a significant factor in the feudal structure of society.

• The reform aimed to dismantle the adscription that bound peasants to their land and restricted their freedom.

Synonyms

A

assignment

vsadscription

• Formal

130 2.9

Putting someone into a job or role

is a state of belonging rather than a single appointing act

D

designation

vsadscription

• Formal

15 4.9

The official act of giving someone a job, title, or status

is a lasting state of attachment rather than a one time appointment

Antonyms

R

removal

106 2.0

Taking something or someone away from a place

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology