Conscript
Conscript , adjective
[Latin conscriptus, past participle of conscribere to write together, to enroll; con- + scribere to write. See Scribe.]
Enrolled; written; registered.
Collocations (1)
Conscript fathers (Rom. Antiquities) , the senators of ancient Rome. When certain new senators were first enrolled with the “fathers” the body was called Patres et Conscripti; afterward all were called Patres conscripti.
Conscript , noun
One taken by lot, or compulsorily enrolled, to serve as a soldier or sailor.
Conscript , transitive verb
To enroll, by compulsion, for military service.