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- Latin · derived fromcōnscriptiō“levying of troops”
- Middle French · derived fromconscription
- English todayconscription
From Middle French conscription, from Latin cōnscriptiō (“levying of troops”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
conscription
Today it means: Involuntary labor, especially military service, demanded by some established authority. Full definition →
Middle French conscription ← Latin cōnscriptiō