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Enrôlé is the past participle of the French verb enrôler, meaning to enroll, enlist, or recruit someone into military or civil service. In modern French, enrôlé can function as an adjective or a noun: un enrôlé (masc.) or une enrôlée (fem.) refers to a person who has been enrolled or enlisted; the plural is enrôlés or enrôlées.

Etymology and form: The term derives from en- plus rôle, meaning a roll or roster of names. The noun rôle comes from the Latin rotulus, through Old French rolle, and the verb enrôler originally signified to place someone on a roster in order to recruit or conscript them. The historical spelling includes the circumflex on the o and the acute on the final e, yielding enrôlé and enrôlée. The process of enrollment is enrôlement.

Usage: In contemporary French, enrôlé commonly appears in contexts related to military recruitment, conscription, or organized service. It can also appear in broader uses such as enrollment in certain groups or associations, though it remains most closely linked to compulsory or voluntary service. The masculine, feminine, and plural forms are enrôlé, enrôlée, enrôlés, and enrôlées, respectively, with the noun form parfois used for collectively enrolled personnel.

English usage: In English-language texts, the accented form enrôlé is rare and usually reflects a direct loan from French in scholarly writing. Standard English would typically render the equivalent as enrolled or enlistee, with enrôlement or enrollment used for related nouns.