"ascribed status" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ascribed statuses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} ascribed status (plural ascribed statuses)
  1. (sociology) The social status that a person is given from birth or assumes involuntarily later in life. Related terms: born to the purple, brat, nepo baby, nepotism baby, rich kid, silver spoon, to the manner born, trust fund baby, trust-funder Coordinate_terms: achieved status Translations (the social status given from birth): zugeschriebener Status [masculine] (German), status nadany [masculine] (Polish), status atribuído [masculine] (Portuguese)

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