astrict

Definitions

1. 1.To bind; to constrain; to restrict; to limit. [R.] The mind is astricted to certain necessary modes or forms of thought. Sir W. Hamilton.
2. 2.(Scots Law) To restrict the tenure of; as, to astrict lands. See Astriction, 4. Burrill.
3. 3.Concise; contracted. [Obs.] Weever.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is to bind; to constrain; to restrict; to limit. [R.] The mind is astricted to certain necessary modes or forms of thought. Sir W. Hamilton called?
• What is to restrict the tenure of; as, to astrict lands. See Astriction, 4. Burrill called?