conscript

One who is compulsorily enrolled, often into a military service; a draftee.

Adjective

  1. Drafted into a military service or similar.
  2. Enrolled; written; registered.

Origin

From Latin cōnscriptus, perfect passive participle of cōnscrībō (“write together; enroll”).

Noun Entry 2

  1. One who is compulsorily enrolled, often into a military service; a draftee.
    • The soldier was a conscript.

Forms

conscripts

Noun Entry 3

  1. A constructed script or writing system, especially for use with a conlang or spelling reform.

    Synonyms: neography

Origin

Etymology tree English con- Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-? Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreybʰ- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kréybʰeti Proto-Italic *skreiβō Latin scrībō Latin scrīptum Old French escritbor. Middle English scrit English script English conscript From con- (“constructed”) + script.

Forms

conscripts

Verb

  1. To enroll compulsorily; to draft; to induct.
    • Other rich families are being accused of sending their sons abroad before they can be conscripted. Every Taiwanese man must spend three years in the army and another 20 in the reserves. - 1996 March 15, Jonathan Mirsky,...

    Synonyms: draft induct

Forms

conscripts conscripting conscripted

Related

conscription conscript father

Derived

conscriptable conscriptee conscriptive reconscript unconscripted