adscriptus glebae (ad-skrip-tuus glee-bee). [Latin “(a tenant) tied to the soil”] Roman law. A tenant or serf bound to the land. • If the land was conveyed, the serfs were conveyed along with it, but in other respects they were free citizens. — Also termed glebae ascriptitius. Pl. adscripti glebae.
adscriptus (ad-skrip-t[schwa]s), adj. [Latin] Roman law. 1. Added, annexed, or bound by or in writing; enrolled or registered. 2. Bound, as in servus colonae adscriptus (a tenant bound to an estate as a cultivator) or fundus adscriptus (an estate bound to or burdened with a duty). — Also spelled ascriptus; ascriptitius. See ADSCRIPTUS GLEBAE.