astrict
transitive verb
as·trict
əˈstrikt
-ed/-ing/-s
1
: to bind up : confine, constrict
sometimes : constipate
2
: to bind by a moral or legal obligation : constrain, restrict, limit
trade unions were illegal and peasants were astricted to the soil
Word History
Etymology
Latin astrictus, past participle of astringere to bind fast