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adscripted

 

Definitions from WordNet

Adjective adscripted has 1 sense
  1. adscript, adscripted - (used of persons) bound to a tract of land; hence their service is transferable from owner to owner; "an adscript serf"
    Antonym: free (indirect, via unfree)

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Adscripted

Description:

Adscripted refers to something that is bound or attached to another entity or system, usually in a subordinate or dependent manner.

Part of Speech:

Adjective

Senses:

1. (Linguistics) Pertaining to a letter or symbol added as a diacritic or descending stroke to another character.

2. (Historical) Referring to a serf or slave who is legally bound to a specific piece of land and obligated to serve the landholder.

Usage:

1. In linguistics, an adscripted character is a symbol attached below or above another character to indicate a specific phonetic pronunciation or diacritic modification.

2. During medieval times, peasants were often adscripted to the manor, unable to leave the land they were born on without the landholder's permission.

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Sample Sentences:

1. The adscripted accent mark in the word "café" indicates the accented syllable.

2. The adscripted slaves worked tirelessly on the land, fulfilling their duties to the lord.

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