CONSCRIPT


Meaning of CONSCRIPT in English

I. ˈkän-ˌskript noun

Etymology: alteration of French conscrit, from Latin conscriptus, past participle of conscribere to enroll, enlist, from com- + scribere to write — more at scribe

Date: 1799

: a conscripted person (as a military recruit)

II. ˈkän-ˌskript adjective

Date: 1812

1. : enrolled into service by compulsion : drafted

2. : made up of conscripted persons

III. kən-ˈskript transitive verb

Date: 1813

: to enroll into service by compulsion : draft

was conscript ed into the army

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.