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distringas

distringas noun: a writ commanding the sheriff to distrain a person by his goods or chattels, to compel a compliance with something required of him.

Noun

distringas (plural distringases)

  1. (historical) A writ commanding the sheriff to distrain a person by his goods or chattels, to compel a compliance with something required of him.

Forms of distringas

pluraldistringases

Origin of distringas

Latin, that you distrain, from distringere. See distrain.

Questions about distringas

What does distringas mean?
Distringas means a writ commanding the sheriff to distrain a person by his goods or chattels, to compel a compliance with something required of him.
What part of speech is distringas?
Distringas is a noun.
What is the plural of distringas?
The plural of distringas is distringases.

Words near distringas in the dictionary

  1. districtly
  2. districts
  3. districtual
  4. districtwide
  5. districtwise
  6. distringas
  7. distringases
  8. Distrito Federal
  9. distrix
  10. distro
  11. distro-hop

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