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Labourer vs Adscript - What's the difference?

labourer | adscript |

As nouns the difference between labourer and adscript

is that labourer is while adscript is a feudal serf or labourer who is attached to an estate and sold or transferred with it.

As an adjective adscript is

held to service as attached to the soil; said of feudal serfs.

labourer

English

Noun

(en noun)
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    adscript

    English

    (wikipedia adscript)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A feudal serf or labourer who is attached to an estate and sold or transferred with it.
  • (typography) Something written or printed immediately after another character and aligned with it.

    • See also

    * subscript * superscript

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Held to service as attached to the soil; said of feudal serfs.