Enstraiten

Pronunciation

• RP IPA: /É›nˈstɹeɪtə̆n/

Origin

En- + straiten.

The Oxford English Dictionary (2007).

Full definition of enstraiten

Verb

1. (archaic) Render narrow or narrower; make strait; curtail (property).
• 1589: Robert Payne, A briefe description of Ireland, p11He hath already to plesure his countrie instraightned his demeanes.
2. (rare, literary) Constrain; bring into straits.
• 1618: Edmund Bolton, The Roman histories of Lucius Julius Florus, p142But the Romans had enstraitned her before she was aware thereof.

Anagrams

• entertains, Tarentines, tenantries