enrollment

noun

en·​roll·​ment

variants or enrolment

-ˈrōlmənt 

plural -s

1

a

: the act or process of enrolling (as at enlistment or registration)

the problems involved in the enrollment of millions of men for the draft

b

: the state of being enrolled

my college enrollment was approved yesterday

c

: the number enrolled

the course will have a maximum enrollment of 20

2

: a writing or an entry in which something is enrolled

3

: the enrolling of a boat engaged in the domestic commerce or fisheries of the U.S. or in navigating the waters on the northern, northeastern, and northwestern frontiers otherwise than by sea

Word History

Etymology

Middle English enrollement, from Middle French enrollement, from enroller + -ment

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