Assent, also assentation (German: Assentierung) was the process of incorporation (recruitment) of persons liable to military service into the former Austro-Hungarian Army (1867–1918). It was also the designation for the purchase of horses by the so-called remount-commission (de: Remonte-Kommission). The word comes from the Latin as-sentãrĩ, and means literal agree to, accede to, or to determine someone fit for a defined purpose (e.g. military service).
Assent was also the integration of military cadets (after passed cadet's examination) into the Austrian armed forces.
Sources / references
- Word and tradition in the German Army (de: Heer), by Transfeldt – v. Brand – Quenstedt, 6th increased edition, Hamburg 11 H.G. Schulz 1967, page 2/§3, definition: assent (de: Assentierung)
