n. Freedom from constraint; ease. Felton. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ OF. constrainte, F. constrainte. ] The act of constraining, or the state of being constrained; that which compels to, or restrains from, action; compulsion; restraint; necessity. [ 1913 Webster ]
Long imprisonment and hard constraint. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
Not by constraint, but by my choice, I came. Dryden.
a. Constraining; compulsory. [ R. ] “Any constraintive vow.” R. Carew. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ OF. constrainte, F. constrainte. ] The act of constraining, or the state of being constrained; that which compels to, or restrains from, action; compulsion; restraint; necessity. [ 1913 Webster ]
Long imprisonment and hard constraint. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
Not by constraint, but by my choice, I came. Dryden.
a. Constraining; compulsory. [ R. ] “Any constraintive vow.” R. Carew. [ 1913 Webster ]