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astricted

astricted is the simple past and past participle of astrict.

Adjective

astricted (comparative more astricted, superlative most astricted)

  1. Restricted or confined.
  2. (historical, Scots law) From which corn must be sent to a particular mill, paying multure or thirlage on it.

Meaning of astrict

Verb

astrict (third-person singular simple present astricts, present participle astricting, simple past and past participle astricted)

  1. (transitive) To bind, constrain, or restrict.
    • That the solid parts were to be relaxed or astricted as they let the Humours pass, either in too small of too great Quantities.1731, John Arbuthnot, An Essay Concerning the Nature of Ailments and the Choice of Them, According to the Different Constitutions of Human Bodies, page 105
  2. (transitive) To estop.
  3. (Scots law) To restrict the tenure of.
    • to astrict lands

Forms of astricted

comparativemore astricted
superlativemost astricted

Questions about astricted

What does astricted mean?
Astricted means restricted or confined.
What is astricted the simple past and past participle of?
Astricted is the simple past and past participle of astrict.
What part of speech is astricted?
Astricted is an adjective.

Words near astricted in the dictionary

  1. astreated
  2. astretch
  3. astrexine
  4. Astria
  5. astrict
  6. astricted
  7. astricting
  8. astriction
  9. astrictions
  10. astrictive
  11. astrictives

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