Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Astrict

Astrict ({not transcribed}) , transitive verb

[Latin astrictus, past participle 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. [Rare]
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

Astrict , adjective

Concise; contracted. [Obsolete] — Weever