stent

Stent, v. t. [Obs. imp. Stente; obs. p. p. Stent.] Etym: [See Stint.] Defn: To keep within limits; to restain; to cause to stop, or cease; to stint. Then would he weep, he might not be stent. Chaucer. Yet n'ould she stent Her bitter railing and foul revilement. Spenser. Stent, v. i. Defn: To stint; to stop; to cease. And of this cry they would never stenten. Chaucer. Stent, n. Defn: An allotted portion; a stint. "Attain'd his journey's stent." Mir. for Mag.

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