What does obstringed mean?
Obstringed means (obsolete) constrained; placed under obligation.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(obsolete) 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.
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Obstringed means (obsolete) constrained; placed under obligation.
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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.
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