estreint

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Old French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Past participle of estreindre, perhaps corresponding to Latin strictus, probably through an intermediate Vulgar Latin *strinctus.

Verb[edit]

estreint

  1. past participle of estreindre

Adjective[edit]

estreint m (oblique and nominative feminine singular estreinte)

  1. constrained (kept within close bounds; confined)

Descendants[edit]

  • French: étreint