I. ˈadzˌkript, -dˌsk- adjective
Etymology: Latin adscriptus, ascriptus, past participle of adscribere, ascribere to ascribe, add to — more at ascribe
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
II. noun
( -s )
: an adscript serf