Meanings
noundistringas (plural distringases)
plural distringases
- historicallawA writ commanding the sheriff to distrain a person by his goods or chattels, to compel a compliance with something required of him.
Origin
Latin, that you distrain, from distringere. See distrain.
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distringas. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/distringas
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“distringas.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/distringas. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “distringas,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/distringas.
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