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ascribed status
noun
, Sociology.
- the social position assigned to a person on the basis of kinship, ethnic group, gender, etc.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ascribed status1
First recorded in 1965–70
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Example Sentences
Social status on this frontier depended more upon achieved status than ascribed status.
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