Conscribed

/kənˈskraɪbd/ adjective

Definition

Having been enrolled or enlisted, especially into military service through compulsory means; drafted.

Etymology

Past tense and past participle of 'conscribe', from Latin 'conscriptus'. This is the adjectival form describing someone who has been conscripted.

Kelly Says

The term 'conscribed fathers' in Roman history refers to the Conscript Fathers (Patres Conscripti), originally the senators whose names were written into the official rolls—showing how a military term became a political title.

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