Word: distrains
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: di
strains
Definition: Third-person singular of distrain; legally take something in place of a debt payment
Morphemes:
Affix: distrain
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To seize somebody's property in place of, or to force, payment of a debt.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dis-
Language: la
Decoded: dis-
Meaning: apart
Affix: stringere
Language: la
Decoded: stringere
Meaning: to draw tight, strain
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the third-person singular indicative present tense of verbs.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -es
Language: enm
Decoded: -es
Meaning: third person singular ending of verbs