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Webster 1913 Edition


Stintance

Stint′ance

,
Noun.
Restraint; stoppage.
[Obs.]

Webster 1828 Edition


Stintance

STINTANCE

,
Noun.
Restraint; stoppage. [Not used or local.]

Definition 2024


stintance

stintance

English

Noun

stintance (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete, nonce word) restraint; stoppage
    • The London Prodigal
      Nay, I cannot weep you extempore: marry, some two or three days hence I shall weep without any stintance.