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Pronunciation : Con"script
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. conscriptus, p.p. of conscribere to write together, to enroll; con- + scribere to write. See Scribe.]
Definition : Defn: Enrolled; written; registered. Conscript fathers (Rom. Antiq.), 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Con"script
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: One taken by lot, or compulsorily enrolled, to serve as a soldier or sailor.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Con*script"
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To enroll, by compulsion, for military service.

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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913