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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Constrainct, -strent, n. [e.m.E. constraint, ME. (Chaucer) and OF. constreinte.] Constraint. — 1625 Garden Kings 19.
Be craft and be constrent [: consent] 1665 Lauder Journal 58.
They layd a constrainct on that house of Huntly
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