adscript

Definitions of adscript
  1. adjective
    written or printed immediately following another character and aligned with it
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    antonyms:
    superscript
    written or printed above and to one side of another character
    subscript
    written or printed below and to one side of another character
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  2. adjective
    (used of persons) bound to a tract of land; hence their service is transferable from owner to owner
    “an adscript serf”
    synonyms: adscripted
    unfree
    hampered and not free; not able to act at will
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