Ascribed status


the social position assigned to a person on the basis of kinship, ethnic group, sex, 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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