— compulsorily , adv. — compulsoriness , n.
/keuhm pul"seuh ree/ , adj., n., pl. compulsories .
adj.
1. required; mandatory; obligatory: compulsory education.
2. using compulsion; compelling; constraining: compulsory measures to control rioting.
n.
3. something, as an athletic feat, that must be performed or completed as part of a contest or competition: The ice skater received a higher score on the compulsories than on her freestyle performance.
[ 1510-20; compulsorius, equiv. to L compul-, var. s. of compellere (see COMPEL) + -sorius, for -torius -TORY 1 ; cf. COMPULSIVE ]
Ant. 1, 2. voluntary.