estreint

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Old French

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Etymology

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

Verb

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estreint

  1. past participle of estreindre

Adjective

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estreint m (oblique and nominative feminine singular estreinte)

  1. constrained (kept within close bounds; confined)

Descendants

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  • French: étreint