adscript

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adjective

ad·​script

ˈadz-ˌkript,

ˈad-ˌskript

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

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noun

ad·​script

ˈadz-ˌkript,

ˈad-ˌskript

plural -s

: an adscript serf

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Latin adscriptus, ascriptus, past participle of adscribere, ascribere to ascribe, add to

First Known Use

Adjective

1794, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1837, in the meaning defined above

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