Home › Words › D › distringasdistringasdistringas means A writ commanding the sheriff to distrain a person by his goods or chattels, to compel a compliance with something required of him.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, distringas ranks #2,555 of 42,789 for Qualifying.EtymologyLatin, that you distrain, from distringere. See distrain.nounA writ commanding the sheriff to distrain a person by his goods or chattels, to compel a compliance with something required of him.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.distrainment 73% match — The act of distraining; distraint. vs distringas →distraining 72% match — The act or process by which something is distrained. vs distringas →distrainor 72% match — Someone who distrains; the party distraining goods or chattels. vs distringas →distrainee 70% match — One who is distrained. vs distringas →distraint 70% match — The legal right of a landlord to seize the property of a tenant in the event of nonpayment of rent. vs distringas →distrain 66% match — To squeeze, press, embrace; to constrain, oppress. vs distringas →detainder 66% match — A writ. vs distringas →distrainable 66% match — Capable of being, or liable to be, distrained. vs distringas →