单词 | conscription |
释义 | conscription —conscriptional, adj. /keuhn skrip"sheuhn/, n. 1. compulsory enrollment of persons for military or naval service; draft. 2. a compulsory contribution of money to a government during a time of war. [1350-1400 for earlier sense "piece of writing"; 1795-1805 for current senses; ME conscripcioun < L conscription- (s. of conscriptio) a drawing up in writing, levying of troops, equiv. to conscript(us) (see CONSCRIPT) + -ion- -ION] |
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