Both Uses of
constrained
in
Twelfth Night
- I shall be constrain'd in't to call thee knave, knight.†
p. 59.2 *constrain'd = restricted; or lacking spontaneity
- 'Tis not the first time I have constrained one to call me knave.†
p. 59.2
Definitions:
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(1)
(constrained) restricted or inhibited
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Much more rarely (and archaically), constrain can mean to force someone to do something.