ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Adscriptive

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Adscriptive is an adjective meaning Attached or annexed to the glebe or estate and transferable with it.

Meaning

Attached or annexed to the glebe or estate and transferable with it.

Example Sentences

Many estates peopled with crown peasants have been, according to an ukase of Peter the Great, ceded to particular individuals on condition of establishing manufactories; these peasants called adscriptive (pripisneeye) working at the manufactories on certain fixed terms.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include adscript, legatine, leased, jointured, landowning, libellary.

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