English → Latin
“conscript” in Latin
cōnscrībōto enroll or enlist, levy (write together in a list); to draw up, compose, writetīrōrecruit; apprentice (one that is young in age); beginner, novice, tyro, neophyte, freshman, greenhornveterānusold, veteransupplēmentumreinforcements; suppliessuppleōto make up the numbers, fill up, complete, make good; supply, supplement; to fill up, furnish with a complement, recruit
The English word conscript itself goes back to Latin scrībō, through cōnscriptus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
conscript
conscriptus: novus miles: tiro miles, tiro (a newly-levied soldier; opposed to vetus miles, veteranus). The conscripts, milites tirones: milites in supplementum lecti; also supplementum (as supplementary troops): to supply the army by conscripts, supplere; explere supplemento; delectibus supplere; supplementum scribere alicui.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for conscript?
- The usual Latin words for “conscript” are cōnscrībō, tīrō, veterānus; also supplēmentum, suppleō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.