astricts

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