As‐trict″ (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Astricted; p. pr. & vb. n.Astricting.] [L. astrictus, p. p. of astringere. See Astringe.] 1. To bind up; to confine; to constrict; to contract.
The solid parts were to be relaxed or astricted.
Arbuthnot.
2. To bind; to constrain; to restrict; to limit.
The mind is astricted to certain necessary modes or forms of thought.
Sir W. Hamilton.
3. (Scots Law) To restrict the tenure of; as, to astrict lands. See Astriction, 4. Burrill.