conscript Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun someone who is drafted into military service
    draftee; inductee.
  2. verb enroll into service compulsorily
    • The men were conscripted

WordNet

Con"script adjective
Etymology
L. conscriptus, p.p. of conscribere to write together, to enroll; con- + scribere to write. See Scribe.
Definitions
  1. Enrolled; written; registered.
Con"script noun
Definitions
  1. One taken by lot, or compulsorily enrolled, to serve as a soldier or sailor.
Con*script" transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To enroll, by compulsion, for military service.

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