3 definitions found From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: adscript adjective 1: written or printed immediately following another character and aligned with it [ant: {superscript}, {subscript}] 2: (used of persons) bound to a tract of land; hence their service is transferable from owner to owner; "an adscript serf" [syn: {adscripted}] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Adscript \Ad"script\, adjective [L. adscriptus, p. p. of adscribere to enroll. See {Ascribe}.] Held to service as attached to the soil; -- said of feudal serfs. From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Adscript \Ad"script\, noun One held to service as attached to the glebe or estate; a feudal serf. --Bancroft.

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