Middle English Dictionary Entry
astrict ppl.
Entry Info
| Forms | astrict ppl. |
| Etymology | L astrict-um |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) Bound; (b) obligated.
Associated quotations
a
- ?a1475(?a1425) Higd.(2) (Hrl 2261)3.463 : If ye despise God knowengely, ye be astricte and cheynede with the synne of sacrilege.
- ?a1475(?a1425) Higd.(2) (Hrl 2261)7.275 : The seide Thomas was astricte [Trev.: i-bounde: L teneret ligatum] by his profession to Lanfrancus.
b
- (1459) Paston (Gairdner)3.154 : The priour and covent of Hiklyng..be bounden and astrict be wryting undyr here covent sealys to paye yeerly.