But when he heard her answeres loth, he knew / Some secret sorrow did her heart distraine […]
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Distrain
//dɪˈstɹeɪn//
Synonyms for "distrain" (20 found)
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Verb(1 words)
Related words (10)
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9 entriesTranslations
9 translations across 5 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- налагам запор verb (To seize somebody's property in place of payment of a debt)
German
1 entries- pfänden verb (To seize somebody's property in place of payment of a debt)
Hungarian
4 entries- lefoglal verb (To seize somebody's property in place of payment of a debt)
- végrehajt verb (To seize somebody's property in place of payment of a debt)
- zálogol verb (To seize somebody's property in place of payment of a debt)
- zár alá vesz verb (To seize somebody's property in place of payment of a debt)
Polish
2 entries- anektować verb (To force (someone) to do something by seizing their property)
- zaanektować verb (To force (someone) to do something by seizing their property)
Swedish
1 entries- utmäta verb (To seize somebody's property in place of payment of a debt)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
Thus spake the Prince, and gently 'gan distrain / Now him, now her, between his friendly arms.
Source: wiktionary
to distrain a person by his goods and chattels
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For that same net so cunningly was wound, / That neither guile, nor force might it distraine.
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