Distrain is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.
You can make 314 anagrams from letters in distrain (adiinrst).
1250-1300; Middle English distreinen Anglo-French, Old French destreindre Latin distringere to stretch out, equivalent to di- di-2 + stringere to draw tight;
A landlord requires no such warrant—he can distrain without any authority.
A shrug of the shoulders from Meadows had caused the landlord to distrain.
I sent him a final demand yesterday; if he doesn't pay up within the week, my orders are to distrain without further notice.
And God will make it dearer to you, if you put him to distrain on you for duty.
Barton, in spite of his good-nature, felt obliged to distrain.
It was not long before the lawyer came to distrain for tithe.
The bailiffs were pelted with rocks when they came to distrain.
But the answer was returned that "he had nothing whereon to distrain."
At the present time, the right to distrain for rent is not recognized by many states.
After which the visitor informed Hirschler that he had come to distrain.
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