Strin"gen*cy (strn"jen*s), n. The quality or state of being stringent.
||Strin"gen*do (?), a. [It.] (Mus.) Urging or hastening the time, as to
||a climax.
Strin"gent (strn"jent), a. [L. stringens, -entis, p. pr. of stringere
to draw or bind tight. See Strain.] Binding strongly; making strict
requirements; restrictive; rigid; severe; as, stringent rules.
They must be subject to a sharper penal code, and to a more
stringent code of procedure.
Macaulay.
-- Strin"gent*ly, adv. -- Strin"gent*ness, n.
String"er (strng"r), n. 1. One who strings; one who makes or provides
strings, especially for bows.
Be content to put your trust in honest stringers.
Ascham.