n.
Pronunciation: ' strik-ch ə r
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin strictura, from Latin strictus, past participle
Date: 14th century
1 a : an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage also : the narrowed part b : a constriction of the breath passage in the production of a speech sound
2 : something that closely restrains or limits : RESTRICTION <moral stricture s >
3 : an adverse criticism : CENSURE