levy en masse
levy en masse · levies en masse
A requisition of all able-bodied men for military serviceA requisition of all able-bodied men for military service.
Meaning
1 sensesA requisition of all able-bodied men for military service.
the act of drafting into military service
Origin
Partial calque of French levée en masse (literally “mass levy”).Partial calque of French levée en masse (literally “mass levy”).
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Forms
plural: levies en masseSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- the act of drafting into military service:levy
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular