Etymology From Latin cōnscriptus, perfect passive participle of cōnscrībō (“write together; enroll”).
1
One who is compulsorily enrolled, often into a military service; a draftee.
The soldier was a conscript.
“[...] Isaac! You’re being conscripted.” Fay Lie grabs Isaac Sachs’s elbow. “You’ll remember bumping into Luisa Rey the other day?” “I’m one lucky conscript. Hi, Luisa, again.”2004, David Mitchell, “Half-Lives: The First Luisa Rey Mystery”, in Cloud Atlas, →ISBN, page 130:
conscript
adj
Etymology From Latin cōnscriptus, perfect passive participle of cōnscrībō (“write together; enroll”).
1
Drafted into a military service or similar.
2
Enrolled; written; registered.
conscript
verb
/kənˈskɹɪpt/
Etymology From Latin cōnscriptus, perfect passive participle of cōnscrībō (“write together; enroll”).
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, “Taiwan President visits islanders to bolster morale”, in The Times, number 65,528, →ISSN, →OCLC, Overseas News, page 15, column 3:
“[...] Isaac! You’re being conscripted.” Fay Lie grabs Isaac Sach’s elbow. “You’ll remember bumping into Luisa Rey the other day?” “I’m one lucky conscript. Hi, Luisa, again.”2004, David Mitchell, “Half-Lives: The First Luisa Rey Mystery”, in Cloud Atlas, →ISBN, page 130: