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Compulsory

//kəmˈpʌlsəɹi// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Required; obligatory; mandatory.

    "The ten-dollar fee was compulsory."

  2. 2
    Having the power of compulsion; constraining.

    "Such compulsory measures are limited."

Adjective
  1. 1
    required by rule wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    Something that is compulsory or required.

    "Delobel and Schoenfelder failed to win the free dance, but they had built a big lead in the compulsories and the original dance."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Late Latin compulsorius, from Latin compulsus. Displaced native Old English ġenīedelīċ.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Late Latin compulsorius, from Latin compulsus. Displaced native Old English ġenīedelīċ.

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