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distrain

verb

dis·​train di-ˈstrān How to pronounce distrain (audio)
distrained; distraining; distrains

transitive verb

1
: to force or compel to satisfy an obligation by means of a distress
2
: to seize by distress

intransitive verb

: to levy a distress
distrainable adjective
distrainer noun
or less commonly distrainor
di-ˈstrā-nər How to pronounce distrain (audio)
-ˌstrā-ˈnȯr

Word History

Etymology

Middle English distreynen, from Anglo-French destreindre, from Medieval Latin distringere, from Latin, to draw apart, detain, from dis- + stringere to bind tight — more at strain

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

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The first known use of distrain was in the 14th century
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