conscription Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun compulsory military service
    muster; selective service; draft.

WordNet

Con*scrip"tion noun
Etymology
L. conscriptio: cf. F. conscription.
Definitions
  1. An enrolling or registering.
    The conscription of men of war. Bp. Burnet.
  2. A compulsory enrollment of men for military or naval service; a draft.
Con*scrip"tion adjective
Definitions
  1. Belonging to, or of the nature of, a conspiration.

Webster 1913