conscription
Syllabification: (con·scrip·tion)
Pronunciation: /kənˈskripSHən/
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Definition of conscription
noun
Origin:
early 19th century: via French (conscription was introduced in France in 1798), from late Latin conscriptio(n-) 'levying of troops', from Latin conscribere 'write down together, enroll', from con- 'together' + scribere 'write'