Adscripted (Adjective)
Meaning
(used of persons) bound to a tract of land; hence their service is transferable from owner to owner; "an adscript serf".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The adscripted peasants were required to work the land for the lord of the manor in exchange for protection and housing.
- In medieval Europe, adscripted laborers were often tied to the land they worked on, with little freedom to leave or seek other employment.
- The adscripted villagers were responsible for maintaining the local lord's estate and providing him with a portion of their crops.
- As an adscripted serf, Thomas was bound to the land and was required to provide labor and services to the lord in exchange for his family's right to live on the estate.
- The adscripted workers on the plantation were treated poorly by the owner, who saw them as nothing more than property tied to the land.