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unenlisted

  • a word derived from enlist.
    enlist
    verb (used without object)
    to enroll, usually voluntarily, for military service.

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May there be none unenlisted in the great volunteer army of production and saving here at home.

From Believe You Me! by Nina Wilcox Putnam

He may serve with the Seventh as an unenlisted man.

From Ahead of the Army by C. Chase Emerson

There we found twenty or thirty enlisted or unenlisted.

From Adventures of a Despatch Rider by William Henry Lowe Watson

For these reasons Belisarius mingled soldiers and citizens together and distributed them to each post, appointing a certain fixed wage for an unenlisted man for each day.

From Procopius History of the Wars, Books V. and VI. by H. B. Dewing

In most of our arsenals and armories it is thought to be best to employ unenlisted workmen, by the piece or contract.

From Elements of Military Art and Science Or, Course Of Instruction In Strategy, Fortification, Tactics Of Battles, &C.; Embracing The Duties Of Staff, Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery, And Engineers; Adapted To The Use Of Volunteers And Militia; Third Edition; With Critical Notes On The Mexican And Crimean Wars. by Henry Wager Halleck