Astrict

imp. & p. p. Astricted; p. pr. & vb. n. Astricting

1. To bind up; to confine; to constrict; to contract.

   The solid parts were to be relaxed or astricted.

2. To bind; to constrain; to restrict; to limit. [R.]

   The mind is astricted to certain necessary modes or forms of thought.

3. To restrict the tenure of; as, to astrict lands. See Astriction, 4. (Scots Law)

1. Concise; contracted. [Obs.]