astrict

transitive verb

as·​trict

əˈstrikt

-ed/-ing/-s

1

: to bind up : confine, constrict

sometimes : constipate

2

: to bind by a moral or legal obligation : constrain, restrict, limit

trade unions were illegal and peasants were astricted to the soil

Word History

Etymology

Latin astrictus, past participle of astringere to bind fast

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