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Adscripti glebae refers to tenants or serfs who were tied to the land in Roman law. This means that if the land was sold or transferred, the serfs were also transferred along with it. They were not free to leave the land and were considered bound to it. Another term for adscripti glebae is glebae ascriptitii.
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Adscripti glebae refers to tenants or serfs who were tied to the land in Roman law. This means that if the land was sold or transferred, the serfs were also transferred along with it. They were not free to leave the land without permission from their owner.
These examples illustrate how adscripti glebae were tied to the land and could not leave without permission. They were essentially owned by the landowner and were not free to move or work elsewhere.