conscript
con·script • v. / kənˈskript/ [tr.] (often be conscripted) enlist (someone) compulsorily, typically into the armed services.• n. / ˈkänˌskript/ a person enlisted compulsorily.
conscript
conscript enrolled or elected as a senator XV; enrolled by compulsory enlistment XIX (also as sb. after F. conscrit). — L. conscriptus, pp. of conscrībere enrol, f. CON- + scrībere write.
So conscription †enrolment XIV; compulsory enlistment XIX (after F. conscription). — late L. Hence conscript vb. XIX.
So conscription †enrolment XIV; compulsory enlistment XIX (after F. conscription). — late L. Hence conscript vb. XIX.
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