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compulsatory

Adjective CEFR C1

Definitions

Enforced by or resulting from compulsion; employing force or constraint; compulsory.

Examples

“But to recover⟳ of us, by strong hand / And terms compulsatory, those foresaid lands / So by his father lost: ...”
“Shall I patiently await the return⟳ of the guard destined to seize Father Brazilio, destined to conduct him a prisoner to Rome, and likewise destined to obtain⟳ the packet once written by Father Luitfrido, and deposited by him in the hands of the Abbot of St. Romuald, and which the absolution of a compulsatory vow no longer rendered sacred?”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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