CONSCRIPTS
Noun
conscripts
plural of conscript
Verb
conscripts
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conscript
Source: Wiktionary
CONSCRIPT
Con"script, a. Etym: [L. conscriptus, p.p. of conscribere to write together, to enroll; con- + scribere to write. See Scribe.]
Definition: 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.
Con"script, n.
Definition: One taken by lot, or compulsorily enrolled, to serve as a soldier or sailor.
Con*script", v. t.
Definition: To enroll, by compulsion, for military service.
CONSCRIPT
Con"script, a. Etym: [L. conscriptus, p.p. of conscribere to write together, to enroll; con- + scribere to write. See Scribe.]
Definition: 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.
Con"script, n.
Definition: One taken by lot, or compulsorily enrolled, to serve as a soldier or sailor.
Con*script", v. t.
Definition: To enroll, by compulsion, for military service.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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