obstringed

O1B3S1T1R1I1N1G2E1D2

adjective

constrained; placed under obligation

“c. 1528, Sir Gregory de Cassalis, Dr. Gardiner, and Dr. Fox […] , letter to Cardinal Wolsey His holiness shewed unto us, how much he and the see was and is obstringed and bound to your grace.”

Scrabble 14
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

adjectiveobstringed (comparative more obstringed, superlative most obstringed)

comparative more obstringed · superlative most obstringed

  1. obsoleteconstrained; placed under obligation

    c. 1528, Sir Gregory de Cassalis, Dr. Gardiner, and Dr. Fox […] , letter to Cardinal Wolsey His holiness shewed unto us, how much he and the see was and is obstringed and bound to your grace.

Origin

See obstriction.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

obstringed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/obstringed

MLA

“obstringed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/obstringed. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “obstringed,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/obstringed.

Source: obstringed on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.