adscititious (ads it ish us)

[L. as if * ad scititius, Also written ascititious. The fourth epistle on happine may be thought adsci titious, and out of its proper place. J. Warton , E ay on Pope. The first s of the tense-sign sis is an adscititious sibilant added to the root. Am. Jour. of Philol ., VI. 280. adscititiously (ad-si-tish'us-li), adv. In an ad scititious manner. adscript (ad skript), a. and n. [L. adscript us, + scribere, write: see ascribe.] I. a. 1. Written after, as distinguished from subscript, or written under: as, in Greek grammar, an iota (1) ad script.-2. Attached to the soil, as a slave or feudal serf. See adscript us gleba. pp. adscribere, dscribere, later ascribere, enroll, II. n. A serf attached to an estate and transferable with it. adscripted (ad-skrip'ted), a. Same as adscript. adscription (ad-skrip's hon), n. [L. adscrip tio (n-), later ascriptio ( n- ), > E. ascription, q. v.] 1. Same as ascription. - 2. Attachment to the soil, or as a feudal inferior to a superior or overlord.