Compulsory : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Compulsory	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Compulsory
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
compulsory adj required by rule; "in most schools physical education is compulsory"; "attendance is mandatory"; "required reading" Synonym(s): compulsory, mandatory, required
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Compulsory \Compul"sory\, a. [LL. compulsorius.] 1. Having the power of compulsion; constraining. 2. Obligatory; enjoined by authority; necessary; due to compulsion. This contribution threatening to fall infinitely short of their hopes, they soon made it compulsory. --Burke.