— conscriptional , adj.
/keuhn skrip"sheuhn/ , n.
1. compulsory enrollment of persons for military or naval service; draft.
2. a compulsory contribution of money to a government during a time of war.
[ 1350-1400 for earlier sense "piece of writing"; 1795-1805 for current senses; ME conscripcioun conscription- (s. of conscriptio ) a drawing up in writing, levying of troops, equiv. to conscript ( us ) (see CONSCRIPT) + -ion- -ION ]