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ascribed status
as·cribed sta·tus [ ə skrbd stáytəss, ə skbd státtəss ]


noun 
Definition:
 
status assigned by society: the status that somebody possesses by reason of age, sex, ethnic background, family background, or another factor outside personal control
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