astrict
English
Etymology
(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin astrictus, past participle of astringere. See astringe.
Verb
astrict (third-person singular simple present astricts, present participle astricting, simple past and past participle astricted)
- (transitive) To bind, constrain, or restrict.
- Arbuthnot
- The solid parts were to be relaxed or astricted.
- Sir W. Hamilton
- The mind is astricted to certain necessary modes or forms of thought.
- Arbuthnot
- (transitive) To estop.
- (Scotland, law) To restrict the tenure of.
- to astrict lands