adscription
noun
ad·scrip·tion
(ˈ)adz-¦krip-shən,
(ˈ)ad-¦skrip-
plural -s
: the quality or state of being added, annexed, or bound
adscription of serfs
adscription of an estate
Word History
Etymology
Latin adscription-, adscriptio, ascription-, ascriptio written addition (influenced in meaning by Medieval Latin adscriptitius)
First Known Use
1604, in the meaning defined above