Ascribed status


the social position -ssigned to a person on the basis of kinship, ethnic group, s-x, etc.
historical examples

social status on this frontier depended more upon achieved status than ascribed status.
the fair play settlers of the west branch valley, 1769-1784 george d. wolf

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    the act of . a statement something, especially praise to the deity. historical examples this ascription is based upon the entry in the stationers’ register, which runs: ‘7º novembris 1627. pastoral poetry and pastoral drama walter w. greg but in the two verses that follow the ascription of holiness, we find the sum of the […]

  • Ascriptive

    pertaining to, involving, or indicating ascription, especially the attribution of qualities or characteristics.

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    -ssociation of state colleges and universities. -ssociation of state colleges and universities


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